18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 58

"Hey, sis Stella, I know." Rosie raised her hand to answer first, "Cooper caught the fish, and he won't let us eat it."

What? That was strange. Stella was utterly confused. How could her adorable puppy be so selfish?

"Woof!" Cooper tugged at her sleeve and pulled her towards the dining table. A big bowl of fried fish fillets sat on the table, their aroma making her mouth water.

Cooper stood on his hind legs, leaning on the table and nudged the bowl of fish forward: 'Here, have some!'

Stella looked puzzled, turning to Angela and the others for answers.

After they finished marinated the fish chunks, Stella hadn't returned. They thought they couldn't rely on her for everything, so they put their heads together and managed to whip up the fried fish.

But then Cooper fiercely guarded the fish, not allowing anyone else to touch it. He was drooling himself, and yet, he wouldn't let anyone else have a bite.

They were usually democratic. After all, Cooper was the one who had caught the fish. And right now, he was the the big boss with maxed-out survival skills in their group, so no one dared to cross him. Despite their hunger, they had to hold back. Cody was so hungry he was pleading, "Hurry up and eat. We're starving."

Stella chuckled, "Our Cooper is so great. He's even taking care of me now."

Cooper barked excitedly, "Woof!" His eyes sparkled as if he were saying: 'Hey, I'm taking care of you!'

Stella grabbed a piece of fried fish and took a bite. It was crispy, fresh, and delicious. Their survival group had finally started to make progress in cooking.

Watching the clever dog, Stella decided to tease him, "Cooper, I've had my share. Who's next?"

"Woof, woof!" Cooper wagged his tail vigorously, drool dripping from his mouth.

Stella understood and put a piece in his bowl, "Who's next?"

Cody, Lukas, and finally Jasper. Cooper seemed quite pleased

let out a sigh. He could understand being ranked lower than Stella, and he could understand Cooper favoring the kid. As his trainer, he was strict during their

They all enjoyed their meals and discussed

bathtubs filled with hot water from Arcadia, sprinkled them with dried rose petals, played some soothing music, and closed her eyes to enjoy her

Stella. His bright dog eyes were full of stars. Yes, he

they both snuggled into their blankets and fell

eyes would not open, and the low

alarm clock went off and Stella woke up. It was four thirty in the morning. She got up groggily to change her clothes and the walkie-talkie buzzed again. It was probably Jasper reminding her that

but couldn't find it. That was

saw Cooper lying in his dogbed, not moving, and complained, "Cooper,

didn't move, maintaining his lazy and graceful

"Buzz...buzz..."

could it be? It was right by

to search under her bed

"Move aside."

didn't move, continuing

bent down and picked him up. Sure enough, the walkie-talkie

blinked his innocent eyes: 'Huh, how did the

a dilemma. The walkie-talkie that had been covered by Cooper

then wiped it clean with

early morning, Stella didn't know how to respond,

living room and dragged his combat gear over. Stella quickly helped

out the door, Jasper and Cody were already waiting.

Mikey and his

vaguely seeing Mikey's parents Joey and Amber, both in

their assault boat and set off towards Ivywood Estates. By the time

Cooper led the way, bounding ahead. 'Another day,