lol I wrote "puppy master" at first
Being unaware of her current status of S.H.I.E.L.D. Director's puppet master or how long this had been going on, Nick didn't catch on to what Valentina wanted to say and only shook his head at her wicked grin. "What do you think I'm not asking?" he questioned with a raised eyebrow. There were a lot of things she could be thinking that he wasn't like maybe destroy S.H.I.E.L.D. completely rather than just gather information. There was a dangerous and important distinction to be made.