• With the wind howling outside and Bella finally asleep, Edward and Jacob discuss Bella, and their competition for her love
Edward asks about the legend of the third wife that Bella mentioned in her sleep
• They forge a tenuous truce for the night
CHAPTER 23
• The storm ends, as does the truce between Edward and Jacob; Jacob leaves
• Bella and Edward compare their top ten nights; Jacob can hear them; he howls in agony and runs off
Bella feels terrible that she has hurt Jacob; Edward goes to bring Jacob back; Bella realizes she has also hurt Edward
• Bella talks privately with Jacob and apologizes for all the pain she has caused him Jacob apologizes, too, and says he can redeem himself by letting himself get taken out in the battle; Bella begs him to stay with her; she asks him to kiss her
• Jacob kisses Bella; the kiss is eager, nearly violent; Bella resists Jacob urges her to let herself go; Bella does feel love for Jacob; she kisses him back; she envisions what might have been
CHAPTER 24
• Jacob leaves cheerfully for the fight; Edward returns and hears from the pack mind what has happened
Bella is miserable
• The fight begins; Edward narrates as he hears the action through Seth‘s mind; everything sounds positive until Edward senses danger
• Victoria and Riley walk into the campsite
Seth attacks Riley while Edward takes on Victoria; Bella watches the battle, listens to the metallic snaps and tears, gasps and hisses; Riley flings Seth into the rock wall; Seth falls, limp
• Bella needs to create a diversion; she grips a sharp stone and slashes her arm Victoria loses her focus and Edward finishes her off; Seth dismantles Riley
CHAPTER 25
• Edward and Seth gather the pieces of Victoria and Riley and set them on fire
• Bella is frozen in place; Edward thinks she is afraid of him and approaches her carefully
• The main battle is over; everyone is fine
Suddenly Seth howls and Edward gasps; Jacob has been hurt while trying to protect Leah; Bella faints
• Back in the clearing, Bella revives; Carlisle assures her Jacob is already healing There is another bonfire here; one young vampire with wild red eyes is sitting on the ground — she has surrendered; the young vampire wails and thrashes — she wants Bella
• Jane and other members of the Volturi arrive
Jane tortures the young vampire, Bree, for more information; Carlisle offers to take responsibility for Bree; Jane refuses the offer; Felix kills Bree
CHAPTER 26
• Bella goes home to Charlie; she needs to go see Jacob Charlie says Carlisle is treating Jacob; Charlie feels like he is going to lose Bella soon; he asks for advance notice before she leaves with Edward
• Bella goes to see the injured Jacob
Bella and Jacob talk about her knowing that she is in love with him, but still choosing Edward; Jacob is her soul mate in this world, but Bella knows she cannot live without Edward
CHAPTER 27
• Bella reviews all the mistakes she has made, each pain she has caused Jacob, each wound she has given Edward — so much damage
Edward cradles Bella all night as she cries; Bella sees she has made a mess of things; she is now determined to do things right for everyone
• Bella and Edward go to see Alice about her wedding plans Alice is overjoyed; she shows Bella the wedding dress
• Edward and Bella go to the meadow
Bella tells Edward she‘s chosen her life and wants to start living it; Edward puts the ring back on her finger; they go to tell Charlie about their engagement
EPILOGUE
• Jacob grieves over losing Bella; it is painful to know she is giving up everything, becoming a monster — but it would be even more painful if she died
• Jacob receives Bella‘s wedding announcement, along with a personal note from Edward
• Jacob phases into a wolf and runs away, letting Jacob Black disappear behind him
Breaking Dawn
CHAPTER 1, BOOK ONE — BELLA
• Bella feels conspicuous in her ―before‖ car
• Bella sees HAVE YOU SEEN THIS BOY posters for Jacob, who is still missing
• Bella recalls breaking the news of her engagement to Charlie and Renée
CHAPTER 2
• The night before their wedding, Edward worries about all that Bella is giving up Bella is worried about tripping in her wedding gown, and about meeting Tanya and the Denali clan; Carlisle explains that the Denalis‘ mother was destroyed by the Volturi for creating an immortal child
CHAPTER 3
• The wedding day has arrived
Bella is nervous; Edward is keeping the honeymoon destination a secret; Alice and Rosalie work all day on Bella‘s makeup and hair; Charlie and Renée give Bella a set of silver hair combs; Charlie escorts Bella down the stairs
• As soon as Bella sees Edward at the altar, all her fears are gone
CHAPTER 4
• The reception is in the backyard, at twilight
Edward and Bella greet their guests
• Jacob steps out from the woods; Edward leaves so he and Bella can talk alone
• Jacob is horrified to hear that Bella is planning a ―real‖ honeymoon before she becomes a vampire; he grabs Bella and shakes her
Edward is instantly there; Jacob is ready to kill him; Seth and two wolves shove Jacob back into the woods
• Bella composes herself and they go back to the reception
• Bella says a tearful, loving goodbye to Renée and Charlie
CHAPTER 5
• Bella and Edward leave for their honeymoon: they take a plane to Houston, a second one to Rio de Janeiro, and then a boat to Isle Esme
• Edward carries Bella across the threshold; he goes for a midnight swim, waits for Bella in the water
Bella takes a shower to calm down
• Edward is afraid of hurting Bella
• In the morning, Bella wakes to a feeling of pure happiness Edward is angry at himself — he points out the bruises all over Bella‘s body; he berates himself for hurting Bella; she tries to convince him that she is fine, she is happy
• Edward gets up to fix breakfast for Bella, and she asks him if he plans to avoid touching her for the rest of the honeymoon
―THEY WERE YOUR GRANDMA SWAN‘S…. WE HAD A JEWELER
REPLACE THE PASTE STONES WITH SAPPHIRES.‖
— Charlie, on the wedding present he and Renée give Bella (Breaking Dawn, Chapter 3)
CHAPTER 6
• Edward keeps Bella busy with snorkeling, hiking, swimming, exploring, and sunsets Bella tries to seduce Edward with lingerie, bribes, and compromises