Chapter Three
Sappho Is Prepared For Business
The rest of the time in Europe was spent fitting out Sappho’s new wardrobe and collecting some of the most elegant and erotic costumes imaginable and, on her arrival at the Indian Ocean retreat, no time was lost in preparing her for Business.
They came in the middle of the night. Four men burst into Sappho’s suite and pulled a sweet-smelling cloth bag over her head then manhandled her into a sheet before bundling her away.
When she awoke the skin on her back was tingling and she was extremely woozy. A nurse came along to check her pulse, eye response and heart monitor then offered her a glass of cool water. Sappho accepted the drink because her tongue was swollen and she felt dehydrated.
“What happened?” she asked.
“The General had you ta
