• Edward uses his teeth to get to the baby; Jacob doesn‘t look away from Bella‘s face Bella sees the baby, Renesmee, then gasps; Edward snatches the baby away
• Jacob continues CPR as Bella‘s eyes roll back; her heart falters Edward injects a syringe of his venom into Bella‘s heart; he bites her in more places to force venom into her body
• Jacob sees there is no life in Bella — she is a broken, bled-out corpse Bella‘s dead body has no draw for Jacob now, so he leaves; Jacob gave everything to save Bella, but she sacrificed herself to be torn apart by a monster
• Jacob hears Rosalie downstairs, cooing to the monster, feeding it blood Pain and hatred wash through Jacob — the thing must be destroyed; Jacob can feel the pull tugging him toward the abomination
• Rosalie turns around and Jacob looks into the baby‘s eyes Everything that made Jacob what he was floats away and the universe swirls around only one point: Renesmee
??DON‘T BE AFRAID,‘ I MURMURED. ?WE BELONG TOGETHER.‘ I WAS
ABRUPTLY OVERWHELMED BY THE TRUTH OF MY OWN WORDS. THIS
MOMENT WAS SO PERFECT, SO RIGHT, THERE WAS NO WAY TO DOUBT IT.
HIS ARMS WRAPPED AROUND ME, HOLDING ME AGAINST HIM…. IT FELT
LIKE EVERY NERVE ENDING IN MY BODY WAS A LIVE WIRE. ?FOREVER,‘ HE
AGREED.?
— Bella (
CHAPTER 19, BOOK THREE — BELLA
• Bella is bewildered by the pain and darkness
The morphine keeps Bella paralyzed while the venom burns; Bella wants to stay alive for Edward, Jacob, and Renesmee; Bella burns but forces herself to remain silent to lessen Edward‘s anguish
• After two days Bella‘s heart stops; she opens her eyes
CHAPTER 20
• All of Bella‘s senses are magnified: sight, smell, taste, hearing, touch A touch sends Bella into a defensive crouch, until she sees it was Edward; Bella gasps at the beauty of Edward‘s face, voice, and scent
• Bella looks in a mirror and doesn‘t recognize herself; she has red eyes
• Jasper is perplexed by Bella‘s self-control
CHAPTER 21
• Edward takes Bella hunting before letting her see Renesmee
• Bella can run and jump like Edward; she now has raw, massive power Everything physical is easy, but it‘s hard for her to focus the expanded capacity of her mind
• Bella catches the scent of deer, but then smells something more fragrant and turns toward it
Bella hears a pursuer behind her, so she turns and snarls — it‘s Edward; Bella realizes the fragrant smell is human and runs away
• Bella kills a mountain lion and feeds
CHAPTER 22
• Edward and Bella race home to see Renesmee
Jacob meets them outside to test Bella‘s control; Bella is happy that Jacob is still her friend
• Bella sees Renesmee; she looks two months old
Everyone, including Jacob, is afraid to let Bella hold Renesmee; Edward tells everyone about Bella‘s control on their hunting trip
• Renesmee touches Bella‘s face; Bella sees Renesmee‘s thoughts and memories
• Bella sees how Jacob stares at Renesmee
Bella is angry that Jacob has imprinted on Renesmee; Jacob calls the baby Nessie and Bella lunges for his throat
CHAPTER 23
• Because Jacob has imprinted on Renesmee, the pack cannot hurt her; the treaty is reinstated
• Renesmee is growing at an alarming rate
• Jasper is discomfited by Bella‘s control — he wonders if super-self-control is her gift
• Renesmee shows Bella every happening of her day
Renesmee wants Bella to know all about her
• Alice hands Bella a key — today is Bella‘s nineteenth birthday
?THERE, NESTLED INTO A SMALL CLEARING IN THE FOREST, WAS A TINY STONE COTTAGE, LAVENDER GRAY IN THE LIGHT OF THE STARS.?
— Bella (
CHAPTER 24
• The birthday present is a house for Bella and Edward: a storybook stone cottage Bella and Edward spend a romantic night together
CHAPTER 25
• Jacob thinks he can help Bella stay in Forks by having Charlie see her and let him make the wrong assumptions
