"Antonelli's men," Enzo growls as he scowls at the monitors, but there's not much we can do from here. "They followed them through the tunnels."
My blood turns to ice. "How many?"
"At least six. Maybe more."
The body cameras show chaos.
My men return fire, the sharp crack of pistols echoing through the quiet neighborhood.
Windows shatter and car alarms scream.
One of the couriers goes down, his camera feed tilting sideways as he hits the pavement, and yet it continues streaming in high def 4K like nothing is wrong.
"Get them out of there," I order, standing to press a hand to my forehead.
"Unit three, fall back," Enzo barks into his mic. "Disengage and extract. Now."
But the feed shows no clean exit.
Antonelli's men have them pinned down.
Two of my guys are behind a sedan, one crouched near a storefront.
The tech is on the ground, his camera showing only the underside of a car and the flicker of distant streetlights.
Then there's more gunfire and one of my men screams.
The camera spins, catching a glimpse of blood on the asphalt before the feed goes dark.
"Lost unit three-two," Enzo says in a tight voice.
I grip the tablet in my hand so hard the screen cracks and start cursing myself for not going in alone.
These are my men, dying to fight my war for me. "Get the others out."
The remaining cameras show my men scrambling.
One of them grabs the tech and hauls him to his feet.
They sprint toward a side alley, bullets chewing up the concrete behind them, but the courier who went down first isn't moving.
His camera feed is still live, but the angle is wrong—sky and streetlamp and the edge of a curb.
"Unit three-four is down," Enzo confirms. "No vitals on his tracker."
Fuck.
The surviving members of the unit disappear into the alley.
The cameras show narrow walls, dumpsters, the distant glow of another street.
Behind them, Antonelli's men are shouting.
I hear footsteps pounding on pavement, but my guys have a lead.
"Northeast exit," Enzo directs them. "Two blocks ahead. Extraction vehicle waiting."
I watch the feed in silence while the cameras bounce with each step.
