The silence from Team Alpha stretched on for what felt like an eternity, though I knew it had only been a few minutes since their last transmission. Anthony was cycling through every available communication frequency, his professional composure beginning to show cracks as he realized that experienced federal agents didn't simply stop responding during routine surveillance operations.
"Team Alpha, this is Command. Respond immediately on any available channel," Anthony said into his communication device, his voice carrying the urgency of someone who understood that lost contact often meant the worst-case scenario had occurred.
Nothing.
