18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 69

Not only did Stella have an electric blanket, but even her dog, Cooper, had his own. She picked a small one for him, placed it on a recliner, and plugged it into a power bank. Then, she turned on two electric heaters and the room warmed up quickly. Smoky and Snowy, her rabbit, felt the warmth and crawled out of the foam box. It scampered onto the recliner to compete for a spot with Cooper.

At this critical moment, Cooper showed his alpha dog status and allowed Smoky and Snowy to huddle against his body and keep warm.

Stella checked the foam box and found that two rabbits had died. They were probably scared to death. The others seemed a bit lethargic, but the newly born bunny was blissfully unaware. Smoky and Snowy was probably roughed up by Cooper and had grown particularly bold. With its rabbit fur to keep it warm, it seemed unafraid and was not bothered about its little ones. Stella took the bunnies and placed it on Cooper's belly, then she chastised them both, "You two have to take responsibility for your offspring."

Cooper growled. 'Did you hear that? You have to take good care of them. You can't just abandon them!'

Regardless of his grumbles, Cooper didn't push the little ones away and dutifully cared for them.

As for the remaining adult rabbits, Stella took them to the bathroom, dispatched them with a stun baton, and tossed them into Arcadia. She planned to cook them when she had time. Feeding them was an issue, but the main problem was the smell.

Back in the room, Stella was staring at the glowing charcoal fire and seemed lost in thought. What was Jasper's intention?

He had nearly broken down her door, gave up his mink coat, and also provided a charcoal heater. His face was usually indifferent, and he didn't even flinch in the face of death, but his face was full of anxiety when he was knocking on her door. Could it be... he was afraid she would freeze to death and there would be no one to teach Rosie?

Late at night, sleepy and confused, she didn't feel like thinking. Sleep was the most important thing, and other issues could wait until tomorrow.

Stella took off her coat, crawled into her warm bed, and quickly fell asleep. In her previous life, she almost froze to death, wrapping herself in all the clothes she had. This time, her bed was as warm as spring, and she felt truly content.

The cold weather made her sleepy, and even at ten o'clock, she didn't want to get up.

The radio crackled to life. "Stella, are you awake?"

Stella reached out for it. "Hmm, I just woke up." Her voice was lazy, with a hint of nasal tone.

Jasper asked, "Do you have a cold?"

in bed." Stella yawned.

for Rosie.

quickly declined. "No, I'm not hungry yet. I'll eat

and pawed at the radio.

radio was

"What happened?"

Stella quickly picked it up. "I won't keep

"Okay, keep warm."

turned off the radio, wanting to scold Cooper, but he was prancing around on the bed. He twirled, jumped, and finally, he rammed his head into

Stella tugged at his mouth. "Why are you

His bright eyes were staring at her, as he tilted his head to look cute. Stella wrapped him in a blanket, stroking his head. "Where were you

and ice, and with people freezing to death, she couldn't imagine how he had survived. His skin was frozen off, covered in sores. Stella didn't want to remember that image, and her eyes got teary. "Cooper, it won't happen again in

the human? He pawed at Stella, consoling her. 'I'm fine, and you'll be fine

bed around eleven and went into the

change might have made her sick. There were electric heaters in the room, making it feel like spring, but

taken out, but having the rabbits stay in her room all the

the baby rabbits had unfortunately died. She cleared out another

on them. No biting the wires, no peeing or

down Smoky and growling as

lit the charcoal stove in the living room. Holding a hot rubber water bottle, Stella

was still filled

heaters that had been working all night, and replaced them with two new ones to prevent them from breaking down from overuse.

beef and radish dish, served it with veggies and rice and added freeze-dried canned food to the dog food.

cuddled up with her hot water bottle to read a medical book. Angela knocked on the door to check in. After she confirmed that Stella was still alive, she hurried back to snuggle under her blanket without coming in. Cody had caught a cold from the

decision. "Cooper, do

finally got up after a while with a "Woof!" A day without running felt