The Nightmare We Know (The Dark Abyss of Our Sins, #2)

Allegra had tried compromise and all she had to show for her work was a crater in the side of a mountain. She had tried peace, and that just made the rebellion worse. She had seen a demon with her very eyes, and that hadn't been enough to move the cardinals into action. But despite all this, never had she thought they would try to murder her.

When General Bonacieux shows up at the Cathedral to demand she be turned over for public execution, the cardinals waver. Instead of submitting, Allegra...