Lies and Punishment

My older sister, Miranda McQueen, forced me onto the operating table so she could give my kidney to the fake heir. She pinned down my struggling hand, her expression cold. "Evan, don't blame me for being cruel. In your past life, you pushed Lucas down the stairs and damaged his kidney. You regressed to make amends. You owe him this kidney." For three years, I had tried to atone for the sins Miranda claimed I had committed in my past life. I had taken a knife for Lucas McQueen, tested experimental drugs for him. And now, I was about to lose a kidney to him. As the anesthesia flowed into my veins and my mind began to fade, I saw Miranda gently wipe the sweat from Lucas's forehead. Lucas chuckled. "Miranda, that regression story you made up worked perfectly. He actually believed it. That idiot spent three years as my personal sacrifice." Miranda smiled at him indulgently. "As long as you can stay alive, I won't stop at one kidney. If you ever need his life, I'll give you that too." The heart monitor beeped. I gritted my teeth as a tear rolled out from the corner of my eye. There had never been a past life or any sin to atone for. Miranda had lied to me from the very beginning, all for the sake of her fake brother.