"There's no shame in self defense. You did what you had to," Devin said simply, as if killing one's parent was the most normal thing in the world. "It's unfortunate that it came to that."

He had no regrets about killing his family, but it would have been nice if there were never cause to do so. He would be a very different person. Oblivious. Free.

But still damned.

"Rarely incorrect does not mean flawless," he pointed out. "Vampires are bound to Hell, where I come from." Except, of course, the vampire sitting before her.