This debut novel is quoted as completely original, in its own new category, not following the rules of today's popular booktok books. It's gritty and gothic, with complex emotions and a slew of trigger warnings. This book contains five points of view and two timelines to tell the first chapter of this book series:

Pain erupted from Hadley’s shoulders, blood, deep and blue streaked down her back. A metal chain groaned around her ankle, the only sound besides her screams in the dark.
 

Two thousand years ago, seven ancient immortals with extraordinary powers and dragon wings—known as Kinnari—defied the Life Gifter, the divine being who shaped their existence. When one of their own is condemned to death for revealing a forbidden glimpse of the future, the Kinnari plot a war against their creator.

Fast-forward to the early 2000s: Hadley is an 18-year-old struggling to survive economically after her mother's death. Desperate to pay her rent, she turns to the streets, exploring adult entertainment work, where she encounters a mysterious billionaire. Unbeknownst to her, she is deeply connected to the ancient Kinnari and their brewing war—a conflict she unknowingly sets into motion by her very existence.