There was no mistaking it — the presence Alucard never thought he'd feel again.
Father!
Here in the Hakuba shrine — for revenge? Worse, in the nursery!
"Arikado-san." The priest was already there, oblivious, baby Mina settled on one knee, and on the other…
"Who is that?"
"Oh, we're babysitting for a friend."
Yes, that child was the source.
The voice of fear said kill him now!
But another voice, a voice like his mother's, whispered of something he hadn't felt for his father in centuries.
Hope.
"Is something wrong?" the priest asked.
Alucard reached out his hands.
"May I hold him?"