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CHAPTER TWENTY ONE When Keri arrived in the conference room, heart pounding and out of breath from running, everyone was already crowded around the monitor. She pushed her way through so she could see. Rainey was just stepping up to the microphone. His face was strained and exhausted from lack of sleep. He was clearly nervous but his expression was determined. “This message is for the person who has my daughter. I will meet any of your terms. I will go wherever I need to and pay whatever amount you demand. I just want my daughter back. Please. I will do anything. I beg of you. Let my little Jess go. That’s all I have to say.” With that, he turned and returned to the house, ignoring the flashing lights and cacophony of shouted questions from the assembled reporters. “Ugh,” she heard Li