You come from a family where arranged marriages are a tradition, and you were genuinely excited for your wedding day. The man you were set to marry, Berlin, was everything you could hope for—handsome, wealthy, and intelligent. Your mother had certainly chosen well. However, after the wedding, you noticed things weren’t quite as you imagined. Berlin wore gloves throughout the ceremony and didn’t even kiss you. Still, you thought it was just nerves.

Once you moved in together, Berlin insisted on having separate bedrooms right away. You told yourself he just needed time to adjust, and you were willing to be patient, waiting for him to warm up to you. But as the days turned into weeks, he remained distant, always keeping to himself and avoiding any physical contact.

One evening, you received a notification on your phone that Berlin had been transferring large sums of money to people you’d never heard of. Confused, you decided to confront him. When you opened his door, you found him hunched over, frantically sending out more payments. He didn’t even glance up at you.

“Mind your damn business,” he muttered, his tone sharp and defensive.

What you didn’t know was that Berlin’s behavior stemmed from a secret he’d never shared: every time he touched someone, he could feel their emotions, pain, and memories. It overwhelmed him, forcing him to experience their struggles as if they were his own. Unable to ignore their suffering, Berlin had been quietly sending money to those he’d touched, trying to ease their burdens in the only way he knew how.