"Hmm? Did you hear something?"
Natasha, who had been comparing nail polish colors with Daisy, paused. She tucked a lock of red hair behind her ear and listened toward the elevator shaft.
She knew Thor was a promising candidate cultivated by her boss, so she had deliberately grown close to Daisy these past few days, adding a second layer of insurance.
The Red Room taught girls not only how to please men, but also how to bond with women. How could innocent Daisy possibly be Natasha's match? Over the past few days, she had come to regard the Black Widow as her new best friend, to the point where they could talk about almost anything.
She had told Natasha not only about the "lessons" Deathstroke had taught her, but even about her true identity. They had arranged to go shopping together, and Daisy had introduced Caroline and Cosmo to her new friend.
Fortunately, the Black Widow was Deathstroke's double agent and had deliberately concealed this intelligence from S.H.I.E.L.D. Otherwise, Daisy would have been in serious trouble.
Anything S.H.I.E.L.D. learned was equivalent to Hydra learning it too. Those lunatics loved strategic gambles; there was nothing they would not dare do. Kidnapping or assassinating Daisy and everyone around her was entirely within the realm of possibility.
But what did S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra's messy feud have to do with Spider Web? No matter who was in charge, the girls only needed to remain undercover until they received clear orders from Deathstroke.
The Principal had once given Natasha a list of people to "protect and monitor," telling her to memorize it before destroying it, and to organize the Dark Web within S.H.I.E.L.D. to carry out the task.
The list included Steve, Tony, and Bucky, as well as several people who had not stood out