Tate's POV
Ellie screaming out that she got it had me running over to her as she pulled another envelope out of the desk.
"What the f**k are you screaming about?" Reign asked, still looking through the file cabinet.
"Be quiet." Ellie whispered to him as she opened the letter up.
Ellie,
I knew you would find this. This letter is meant to keep you safe. Things were not as they seemed, and I apologize for lying to you, but I was trying to protect you. Your mother didn't just leave. She had a drug problem and I sent her to rehab. When she got out, she wasn't any better. She was also a different person. She didn't want us anymore. She wanted my money. I gave her a settlement and continued to pay for her health care, but she showed back up demanding more money. I refused to give it to
