...He doesn't believe you, Lucifer. Alastor's smile doesn't drop, but his gaze does... and since it's obvious already, he takes Lucifer's hand gently into his own, bringing it up between them.

The ring. Even if Lucifer can say that things are over with Lilith, that doesn't mean the king is able to move on.

Let alone the fact that Alastor himself is not Lilith. Could never be Lilith, for all of his power and charm he wasn't the sort of compassionate soul someone like Lucifer likely sought. Likely needed.

"I never had any illusions that I would be anything serious. I knew it was a flight of fancy."