18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 368

Chapter 368

Stella pedaled her bike with a burst of energy, the wind playing with her hair as she shouted to Rosie, "I'm taking you somewhere special."

Rosie sighed with relief. Her sister-in-law had been gone for days, and she'd feared the worst.

"Sis, I wasn't really bullied," Rosie admitted now that they were alone. "Last night, I snuck up on that guy, threw a sack over his head, and gave him a good beating. Stayed clear of his face, though. He's pissed off so many people he wouldn't have a clue it was me." If it weren't for waiting for her brother and sister-in-law to return, that guy wouldn't have lived to see today.

"Good job," Stella said, finally relaxing. "You've grown up, Rosie. From now on, you can make your own decisions. Just make sure you stay safe."

Rosie beamed at the praise, wishing her brother could see her now.

After an hour of bone-rattling bike riding, they finally arrived.

Cooper, sensing their arrival, ran out to greet them.

Tears streamed down Rosie's cheeks as she saw Cooper and rushed into his embrace. "Cooper, are you okay?" she sobbed, her worry for him having been unbearable. "Woof!"

Rosie, still frantic, clung to the excited Cooper. "Where's my brother?"

her pant leg, leading her to a

days of gut-wrenching uncertainty, Rosie nearly collapsed upon seeing her

her,

having feared the

ease her worries, smiled and said,

While Rosie was distracted, Stella pulled

new and conspicuous, so Stella smeared mud all over it to make it blend in. If

the surroundings with binoculars. When she returned, her face solemn,

"Those hunters from the refugee

for the trouble she brought to her brother

Wasn't that one of the hunters, standing there with a cigarette dangling from his lips? So, he thought he could handle them, even though he had to steal his daddy's gun and wanted

eight of

Rosie. They attached silencers and aimed with practiced

to make their move. The leader, Hunter, his arm bandaged from a bullet wound, was seething with anger. "Are you sure she's in there?" he asked his

for the humiliation he'd suffered at the hands of

darkness, a shot rang out. Hunter's sidekick, the one with the fancy shirt, dropped

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