"Who said that I wanted to hurt her?" He loosened his grip on Lois and turned away from her. Shoving his hands into his pockets, he leaned back against the building behind him and calmly looked over at her.
"I've moved beyond that, Lois. Don't pretend that you know everything about me. Things between Lana and I are going to be taken to a whole different level when I meet up with her. And I will. Otherwise you're gonna be screwed to hell and do you really want that? Because there's no superhero willing to save you here. The damsel in distress doesn't get the hero in this world. She gets killed. Squashed like a bug. Are you a bug, Lois?"