Emperor's Watch: A Science Fiction Romantic Suspense Short Story

By Connor Whiteley

An Attack. A John Joe. A Mystery Like No Other.

John Does exist in the far future.

When John Doe wakes up with a hand round his throat, he fights back. Joe Doe has no memory, no fighting skills, no nothing. John Doe wants to learn about his past.

A gripping, moving, powerful blend of science fiction and romantic suspense in a great short story from the creative mind of bestselling author Connor Whiteley.

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Also available in Criminally Good Stories Volume 5.

• Language: English
• Publisher: CGD Publishing
• Release date: Apr 7, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215788516

Connor Whiteley

Hello, I'm Connor Whiteley, I am an 18-year-old who loves to write creatively, and I wrote my Brownsea trilogy when I was 14 years old after I went to Brownsea Island on a scout camp. At the camp, I started to think about how all the broken tiles and pottery got there and somehow a trilogy got created.Moreover, I love writing fantasy and sci-fi novels because you’re only limited by your imagination.In addition, I'm was an Explorer Scout and I love camping, sailing and other outdoor activities as well as cooking.Furthermore, I do quite a bit of charity work as well. For example: in early 2018 I was a part of a youth panel which was involved in creating a report with research to try and get government funding for organised youth groups and through this panel. I was invited to Prince Charles’ 70th birthday party and how some of us got in the royal photograph.Finally, I am going to university and I hope to get my doctorate in clinical psychology in a few years.

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EMPEROR’S WATCH

He woke up to find a hand reaching down covering his face, mouth and nose. He couldn’t breathe but a normal person might have overreacted and lashed out in tiring uncontrolled moves. But he knew better from his training, he didn’t know what training he had had but he knew that he had some.

John Doe focused on his attacker as the skinny stupid idiot tried to kill him faster and faster. But it was useless.

Most people would probably try to attack the idiot’s eyes and face. It was foolish. John noticed how the attacker’s elbows were exposed and they were perfect weak points.

John hit them. Hard.

The attacker screamed and John knew at least one of the elbows were broken. Good. John threw the attacker off him and got up.

His body was already weak from staying at the hospital that was perfectly based on the hospitals from London from Old Earth. John hopped over to the little metal door and opened it.

He went out into a long cold corridor that seemed to stretch on forever and he quickly locked the door behind him.

John? a woman asked in a very posh elegant voice that John just loved.

John was beginning to get used to that name. Of course John wasn’t his real name, it was the name that the hospital workers had given him. Including the Lady Matron here, the wonderful woman who had made it her mission to look after every one on this floor like they were her own family.

John loved the Lady Matron’s