Chapter Name: Volterra

Page Numbers: 443 – 461

Date of Chapter: March 20, 2007

Summary:
Alice and Bella rush to save Edward, driving through the winding, crowded streets of Volterra.  Alice tells Bella they have to reach the Palazzo dei Priori, or the clock tower.  She explains that Edward will be waiting in an alleyway, getting ready to step into the sunlight.  On their way, Alice bribes a guard with a thousand dollars to let them pass.  They make there way through the narrow roads until they reach the point where Bella has to take it on foot.

Bella darts from the car, pushing her way past the crowd.  When the clock tower starts to chime, Bella begins screaming Edward’s name in the small hope that he will hear her and see that she is alive.  Pushing through more people, she spots Edward and yells for him to look at her.  He doesn’t hear her, so Bella charges at him, flinging her self against his body.  Edward has difficultly believing that she is alive and keeps speaking as if they are both now dead. 

Once Bella convinces Edward that they are both still alive, she states that they have to run before the Volturi arrive.  The warning didn’t come fast enough and Edward and Bella are soon met by two dark shapes.   Edward tries to tell them that their services aren’t needed any longer, but they insist that Edward and Bella follow them.  Edward wants them to let Bella go, but again, Felix says that Aro has requested they both come along.  Edward tried to fight for Bella’s freedom, but Jane arrives and he agrees.

As they follow the Volturi, Alice explains to Edward  that she had made a mistake with how she interpreted the vision of Bella cliff diving.  Edward keeps his arm around Bella, protecting her.  When they arrive at a small drain in the street, Alice slides down first to wait for Bella.  Edward helps Bella down and Alice catches her.  Edward joins them and again wraps his arms around Bella.  He strokes her face and holds her tight against him.

The dark tunnel slants downward.   They are led deeper and deeper into a cold, damp area.  There is a grate at the end made of thick iron bars.  On the other side is a room with a low, heavy door.  They enter, and Edward tenses up while still holding on to Bella. 

Characters Involved: Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, Alice Cullen, Demetri, Felix, Jane,

Places Visited: Volterra, Italy

Memorable Quotes:
“Is this a joke?”
“Only if you think it’s funny.”
~The guard and Alice discussion her bribe.

“Amazing.  Carlisle was right.”
~Edward upon seeing Bella for the first time in Italy and thinking he was dead.

“Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath, hath had no power yet upon thy beauty.”
~Edward quoting Romeo and Juliet

“I don’t think I will be requiring your services today.  I would appreciate it very much, however, if you would send my thanks to your masters.”
~Edward to the Volturi guard.

Important Information Learned:
Edward believed, if just for a moment, that he had been able to reach Bella in the afterlife, proving that Carlisle’s theory about their souls was correct.

The Volturi move in shadows and do not take no for an answer.

Jane, although tiny, is someone powerful enough that even Edward does what she asks without fighting her. 

The Volturi reside under the city in cold, dark, damp tunnels.

Chapter Prepared By: Alphie

Chapter Number: 19

Chapter Name: Race

Page Numbers: 424 – 442

Date of Chapter:  March 19, 2006

Summary: 

While on the flight to Italy, Alice calls Jasper to tell him what they doing and explains that the visions in her mind keep changing.  She then explains to Bella that Edward has to see Bella in order to believe she is still alive.  Just hearing the thought from Alice’s mind won’t be enough.  She also explains who the Volturi are and how serious the situation with Edward is. 

Later on in the flight Alice see a vision of the Volturi asking Edward to join them.  The conversation then turns to the many visions she has had of Bella as a vampire.  Bella begs Alice to change her right now so she will be able to help Edward, but Alice points out that it takes days for the venom to do its work and that she may not be strong enough to resist killing Bella were she to taste her blood. 

Alice then explains that Edward plans to walk out into the sunlight where everyone can see him.  That would get the Volturi’s attention enough to sentence him to death.  Bella and Alice have to reach the center of town before Edward steps out into the sunlight.

Showing off one of her many illegal skills, Alice steals a Porsche and drives to the center of the city. The place is crowded with people for the St. Marcus Day celebrations.  Alice tells Bella that she will get her as close as possible, but that she will have to make some of the distance on her own.

Characters Involved: Bella Swan, Alice Cullen

Character Mentioned:  Edward Cullen, Jasper Hale, Carlisle Cullen, Charlie Swan, Rosalie Hale, Emmett Cullen, Aro, Marcus, Ciaus, James, Laurent

Places Visited: Volterra

Memorable Quotes:

“I’m debating whether to just change you myself.” ~ Alice to Bella

“How strongly are you opposed to grand theft auto?” ~ Alice to Bella

Important Information learned:

The Volturi are the ruling family of vampires.

The only rule every vampire must keep is the secret of their existence.

Edward plans to step into the sunlight so that the Volturi will condemn him to death for not keeping the secret.

Alice sees the Volturi asking Edward to join them.

Alice still sees Bella becoming a vampire.

 

Chapter Number: Eighteen

Chapter Name: The Funeral

Page Numbers: 404 – 423

Date of Chapter: Saturday March 18, 2006

Summary: In this chapter Jacob pays a surprise visit to Bella.  He has come to talk with her and ask her an important question.  The atmosphere is filled with tension as Bella is protective of her relationship with Alice and Jacob’s senses are on edge from Alice’s presence.  After a few snippy exchanges. Jacob explains to Bella that she can not be under the Pack’s protection in Forks as long as a Cullen is there.  In accordance with the treaty they can only protect their own lands in La Push.  He goes on to ask if "the rest" of them are coming back.  This is a very painful question for Bella.  She knows Alice’s visit doesn’t change anything.  And her reply to Jacob conveys that with a simple "No, they aren’t coming back." 

Jacob turns to leave and Bella slumped against the kitchen counter in sadness.  Sadness for her loss of a best friend and recognition for there having been no other way.  Jacob quietly comes back to Bella’s side to comfort her, and apologize for hurting her again.  A sweet exchange between the two follows where both exchange apologies, promises of friendship, and dislike of the circumstances they find them selves in -a catch- 22.  As they hold each other Jacob takes Bella’s face in his hands and draws closer to her.  Bella is struck with confusion.  She hasn’t made her decision yet.  Sure she loved Jacob but was she ready to make him hers?  Was she ready to take this step,  a kiss?  But before she could answer that question the shrill ring of the phone broke through the thick atmosphere.

Jacob answered the phone and is body language told Bella all she needed to know.  It was a Cullen.  "He’s at the funeral." was Jacob’s last reply before hanging up the phone.  Bella demanded to know who it was and when Jacob told her it was Dr. Carlisle Cullen she was furious he had not let her talk to him.  This heated exchange didn’t last for long as Jacob tensed and quickly moved to the door to leave, only to find a paler than usual Alice on the other side of the door.  Bella instinctively moved between Alice and Jacob.  "What’s wrong Alice?" she asked.  Then in response to Alice’s one word reply, "Edward."  Bella collapsed.

Through the next flurry of moments filled with Jacob’s profanities and accusations at Alice, Bella come to.  She listened as Alice phones Rosalie and a heated exchange between the sisters follows.  Bella is confused.  She is getting broken information and the two of them, Alice and Bella, begin to sort through the fragmented pieces of information to reveal what happened.  They figure out that Rosalie called Edward to tell him Bella was dead.  And the "Dr. Carlisle Cullen" who called was in fact Edward.  The response from Jacob on the other end of the phone "He’s at the funeral" only served to confirm Bella’s death.  Edward’s phone was found by a stranger who answered the phone when Alice called it.  Edward had dumped the phone and gone to Italy.

The Volturi, a powerful family who ruled the city of Volterra and had the power to give Edward what he wanted most.  Death.  This information was even more confusing to Bella.  He left her.  He didn’t want her any more.  Why should he care?  None of that mattered now.  Bella had to save Edward.  Alice instructs her to write a letter to Charlie and get her I.D. and passport while she arranged the flight.  They were going to Italy.  Without hesitation Bella was going, Alice had tried to explain the dangers, Jacob had protested, but Bella was going.  She would stop Edward. 

Bella’s heart panged in regret as she remembered the last time she ran out of the house like this.  Last time it was running from danger.  This time she ran toward it.  She tore through the house, stifled an arguing Alice and Jacob, and turned to lock up the house.  Jacob had promised to take care of Charlie, treaty or no, but he still pleaded with her on the porch…"Don’t go."  In desperation, worried this would be the last time she would ever see Jacob again she threw her arms around him and then kissed the palm of his hand, before dashing off to join Alice in the now revving Mercedes.  She couldn’t bare to look him in the eye before, but as Alice spun the car around in a squeal of shrieking tires Bella called out to him once more. "Take care of Charlie!", but Jacob wasn’t there.  Only a shred of white tennis shoe remained on the edge of the forest.

Characters Involved:  Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, Charlie Swan, Sam Uley, Alice Cullen, Rosalie Hale, Jacob Black, Jared, Embry Call,  Edward Cullen

Character Mentioned: Mr. Newton, Mr. Weber, Billy Black, Carlisle Cullen, Alice Cullen, Jasper Hale, Rosalie Hale, Emmett Cullen , Mr. Berty, Renee Dwyer, Mrs. Newton, The Volturi, Carlisle Cullen

Places Visited: Charlie’s house

Memorable Quotes:
"…you probably wouldn’t like it to much if I killed your friend."
~Jacob Black

"Why does everyone keep doing that to me? I don’t smell!"
~Bella Swan

"Yeah. It was easier when we were both human. Wasn’t it?"
~Jacob Black

"He’s at the Funeral." 
~Jacob Black

"I’ll go alone if your afraid."
~ Bella Swan

"Yes. You’re right, dog."
~Alice Cullen

"Don’t die, Bella,"
~Jacob Black

Important Information learned:
Vampires smell bad to Werewolves.

The Pack can’t protect Bella outside of the reservation as long as the Cullen’s are in forks.

Jacob was strong enough not to phase in front of a vampire.

Jacob didn’t believe Bella could be friends with both him and the Cullens at the same time.

Bella was still unsure of the direction she wanted her relationship with Jacob to go.

Rosalie told Edward Bella was dead, based on Alice’s vision.

Rosalie is remorseful.

Volterra is a dangerous city for humans.

Edward wanted to end his life, because he thought Bella was dead.

Chapter Prepared By: Cocoa

Chapter Number: Seventeen

Chapter Name: Visitor

Page Numbers: 382-403

Date of Chapter:  March 16-18, 2006

Summary: Bella is overcome with equal parts relief and joy to see that the vampire standing in her hallway is none other than Alice Cullen. She rushes to embrace her friend, gasping and breaking down into tears. Finally she has a tangible link back to the life she’d been missing these past few months. Alice tries to quiet and comfort Bella, pulling the considerably larger girl to the sofa and sitting Bella upon her lap, murmuring quietly that “Everything’s okay.”

Eventually Bella calms enough to notice a strain in Alice’s voice and posture. She looks up to see Alice facing away from her, her expression tense, her eyes pitch black. Bella realizes that Alice is thirsty and apologizes quickly. Alice replies that she is the one to blame, and should not have let herself go so long without hunting. Her manner quickly changes as she glares in Bella’s direction and asks just how it is that Bella is still alive.

At once, Bella understands why Alice has come. Alice had seen a vision of the events of that afternoon on the beach;  she had seen Bella fall from the cliff into the violent water below. But no sooner had Bella confirmed this fact aloud, than Alice curtly disagreed. She just seen Bella fall from the cliff-side, she’d seen her jump.  Alice thought that the jump was an attempt to commit suicide.

Bella scanned her mind and tried to think of a way to explain her actions to Alice, but she isn’t fast enough. She felt a shocking jolt to her raw emotional state, as Alice began  her reprimand, imitating Edward’s voice. She rushed out that despite promising Edward that she wouldn’t purposely try to look into Bella’s life and future, that sometimes her mental abilities couldn’t be controlled that way. She goes on to explain that she’d seen the vision of Bella jumping from the tall cliff, and though she knew that she would not be in time to save Bella’s life, she wanted to come and see if she could be any help or comfort to Charlie. She’d seen Bella enter the water and drown, and that was all.

Alice then asks Bella if she’d given any thought to what killing herself would do to Charlie, but when she mention mentions Edward, Bella stops her short. She tries to convince Alice that she’d had no intention of killing herself, that the cliff diving had been something she was merely doing for fun. It’s quite obvious at once that Alice is not convinced.

But as she looks at the vampire’s skeptical face, another thought suddenly occurs to her. How was it possible that Alice had seen all of that, but not Jacob rushing in to pull her back to the shore? Her expression clearly states that Alice is troubled by this question as well. As Bella explains the story of how Jacob rescued her, she watches Alice’s face contort into many different emotions rapidly. Bella is even further baffled as her friend leaned in mumbling under her breath about something being “ridiculous” and purposefully smelled her shoulder a few times. Alice ignores Bella’s demand to know what she is doing and instead freezes Bella with an unexpected question.

Alice asks Bella who it was outside the door that she’d heard her arguing with moments earlier. Bella hesitates, she is unsure as to whether or not she should tell Alice the whole story about Jacob. Eventually she decides that since she’d told Jacob the entire story about the Cullens, that it would be only fair to be honest with Alice as well. Finally, and with great reluctance, Bella informs Alice that Jacob, her new best friend, is a werewolf.

The vampire is at first stunned. Vampires and werewolves… Bella sure knew how to choose nice friends. Upon finding out that Jacob is also a very young werewolf, Alice becomes even more agitated. She talks about what dangerous animals they are, causing Bella to half-heartedly defend Jacob and the other wolves. Alice is buying none of it, her mind is made up on the issue already. Her lecture goes on into how much of a magnet for danger that Bella still is… not even knowing the half of it.

Bella then informs Alice about the confrontation between she and Laurent, and that Victoria is back and stalking out a chance to get her revenge. Alice’s manner becomes even darker and more threatening, more so than Bella had ever seen from her, and she asks Bella to tell her everything. Bella complies and, with the exception of a few conveniently cast-aside details that she feared Alice would be angry with her for, Bella fills Alice in on all of the things that had been happening in Forks since the Cullens had left, right up through that afternoon and Harry Clearwater’s passing.

When Bella is at last finished with her story, Alice seems quieted, and regretfully admits that she probably shouldn’t have interfered or come at all. Taking that to mean that Alice was thinking of leaving straight away, Bella feels a heavy panic set back upon her. She physically latches onto Alice’s clothing and begs her not to leave. Bella’s response clearly bothers the vampire, and Alice hurries once again to try and comfort and calm her. Bella is clearly an emotional mess. Alice agrees to stay, at least for the night.

The phone rings in the kitchen, and thinking it must be her father, Bella rushes in to answer it. The voice she hears on the other end of the line is a very short, and to the point Jacob – not Charlie. Jacob explains that he was only calling to make sure that Bella hadn’t been killed by the vampire who’d been hiding inside her house. Before Bella can assure him that it was only Alice, and that she wouldn’t hurt her, Jacob had hung up the phone on her. Leaving no chance for any fence-mending at the moment.

Having a thirsty vampire/unusually good smelling human sleepover, made it a necessity for Alice to hunt right away. She promised Bella that she would be back within an hour. Bella busies herself with a few of her own human necessities in the meantime, showering, preparing some food for herself and Charlie, and even making up a guest-bed on the sofa for Alice.

True to her word, Alice is back even earlier than promised and she and Bella sit together. Afraid to ask, but still needing to know, Bella finds out the Edward doesn’t know Alice has come… he isn’t living with the other Cullens now. Bella takes that to mean that he’s out pursuing his “distractions,” and she intentionally lets the subject of him drop. They begin to discuss the other members of Alice’s family, just as they hear Charlie approaching. Bella meets her father at the door, finding him weary and exhausted. He is surprised by their houseguest, but upon hearing that it was only Alice who was in town, he says that he is glad that Bella will have some company while he is so busy doing all that he can for Sue Clearwater and her children. He hurries off to the kitchen and the food Bella had prepared, and then upstairs to retire for the night, leaving Alice and Bella sitting together of the sofa again. Soon after the day’s events begin to take their toll on Bella as well, she explains that “near-death experiences do that” to her. Despite her desire to sit up and talk to Alice for hours, she soon slips off to sleep.

Bella awakens early the next morning to find herself laying on the sofa-bed that she’d made up for Alice. She overhears Charlie and Alice talking in the kitchen, and chooses to lay still to hear their conversation. She hears Alice asking her father “how bad” something was, and immediately thinks they are talking about Harry’s family. All too soon however, she finds out that is not at all the case. Charlie tells Alice about the extent of his daughter’s suffering in the days following Edward Cullen’s goodbye. Bella had been in a near catatonic state, not eating, sleeping, speaking, or moving at all. Charlie, feeling helpless and afraid, had Renee come to take Bella back to Florida with her, thinking that being away from Forks would make things easier on their daughter. The result of that visit had brought Bella around from her unresponsive state, but only to fly off into a fury, screaming that she wouldn’t leave. In the months the followed, Bella began her zombie phase and did all she could to hold up a good enough front to appease her father… doing whatever she could to make him think she was well enough to stay at home in Forks. She then was faced with the knowledge that all of her trying had been in vain, her dad hadn’t been at all fooled. He had lived and suffered every worry and ache of Bella’s pain along her in silence. This knowledge hit her like a speeding truck. It had been nothing but a wasted effort in the end.

As Bella tries to take this revelation in, she then hears Alice’s quiet voice apologizing to Charlie for all that had happened. His father’s voice then changes, growing hard. He makes it astounding clear that while he doesn’t blame Alice, he does blame someone. Edward. He begins to not so subtly talk about Jacob and how good he’d been to Bella, how much better she’d seemed to become from being around him. How much better for Bella that had Jacob had been as opposed to… yeah. Charlie seems a little taken back when, instead of arguing in her brother’s defense, Alice simply agrees with him about how good it was that Jacob was around to help Bella out of her depression. This causes his harsher tone to fade again, and with more honesty, Charlie confides in Alice about his worry that Bella might not ever truly get over this.

He goes on to ask about Edward, and if he’d be returning. Alice tells him that Edward has no idea that she has come back to Forks, and that when she’d last spoke to her brother, that he’d been somewhere in South America. Seeming somewhat contented by that, Charlie allows the subject to lapse and Bella decides that she’s done enough eavesdropping for one morning.

With Charlie having returned to La Push to help out with Harry’s funeral arrangements, Bella and Alice had the full day to talk and catch up. Alice tells Bella that all of the Cullens are now living in Ithaca, New York. She goes on to inform Bella that Carlisle was working at a hospital as well as teaching at Cornell University, where Jasper was also taking classes as a philosophy student. Rosalie and Emmett had returned from traveling, Esme was busy with a restoring project, and that she, herself, had been successful in digging up some of the mysteries of her own hidden past.  Alice had uncovered her human name, date of birth, so-called death, and the fact that she’d had a younger sister. Bella feels comforted in hearing about the family that she’d once her considered her own, and lost. She is relieved that Alice seemed to know well enough not to mention her brother, the prodigal son.  

Early the next morning, Bella and Alice both pretend to sleep as Charlie leaves to house to attend the funeral. Bella decides to spend the morning getting caught up on some long-neglected housework while she and Alice continue to chat. She was busily scrubbing out the bathtub when she suddenly heard the doorbell ring below. Bella looked up, surprised, to see Alice’s usually serene face troubled. Her surprise turns to downright confusion as Alice states that she has “a fairly good guess who” it was at the door, and that she had better leave for the time being. Alice? A guess?!? Alice then tells her that going by her inability to see him the last time, that she was sure that the person at the door was Jacob, or one of the other werewolves. It’s then that Bella realizes what this all means: Alice cannot see the wolves in her visions. And Alice didn’t like that fact, not one bit.

The doorbell rings again, as Bella tells Alice that she is there as her guest and doesn’t have to leave. Alice laughs and kisses Bella on the cheek, before hurrying off in a flash.

Characters Involved: Bella Swan, Alice Cullen, Jacob Black, Charlie Swan, Edward Cullen, Rosalie Hale

Characters Mentioned: Carlisle Cullen, Victoria, Laurent, Harry Clearwater, Esme Cullen, Jasper Hale, Sue Clearwater, Sam Uley, Leah Clearwater, Seth Clearwater, Dr. Gerandy, Renee Dwyer, Emmett Cullen, Cynthia, Tanya

Places Visited: Swan home

Memorable Quotes:
“Would you like to explain to me how you’re alive?”
~Alice to Bella

“Are you saying you didn’t jump off a cliff?”
~Alice to Bella

“No, but…” I grimaced. “It was for recreational purposes only.”
~Bella to Alice

“He was a fool to think you could survive alone. I’ve never seen anyone so prone to life-threatening idiocy.”
~Alice to Bella

“What did you think you were going to find? I mean, besides me dead? Did you expect to find me skipping around and whistling show tunes?”
~Bella to Alice

“It’s not normal, Alice, and it… it frightens me. Not normal at all. Not like someone… left her, but like someone died.”
~Charlie to Alice

Important Information Learned:
First and foremost: We have Cullen interaction! Hallelujah!

Edward is not living with the rest of the Cullen family.

Alice was not in support of Edward’s plan to leave Bella behind in Forks, and tried to reason with him.

The natural prejudice that Alice feels towards werewolves is much the same, and just as strong, as how the Quileute’s feel about the vampires.

Bella was unsuccessful in attempting to shield Charlie from the amount of pain she was in after the Cullens left Forks, and he blames Edward for all his daughter has been through.

Alice and Bella discover that Alice cannot see werewolves in her visions. Alice finds this fact very disturbing.

Chapter Leader: Likeasunburn

Chapter Number: Sixteen

Chapter Name: Paris

Page Numbers: 363-381

Date of Chapter: Thursday, March 16th, 2006

Summary: Just as Bella is about to die, Jacob pulls her out of the water. As Bella regains consciousness she is disappointed Jacob saved her and Edward’s voice has faded once again. Jacob and Sam decide to move Bella off the beach and take her back to Jacob’s home; Sam returns to the hospital.
On the way home, Bella asks Jacob how he found her. Jacob replies he was looking for her but anger resonates in his tone. He is upset that Bella went cliff diving without him especially as Victoria is still on the loose. Bella asks Jacob if the pack has found Victoria yet, but he tells her they haven’t. Instead, she jumped in the water, and he was worried she would find Bella on the beach.

Bella asks why Sam returned to the hospital and Jacob informs her of Harry Clearwater’s heart attack. Bella immediately worries for her father as he and Harry are good friends.

While at the Black’s home, Jacob finds Bella some dry clothes. Bella asks him to stay with her and they both fall asleep. Jacob’s snoring soothes Bella to sleep. Instead of a nightmare Bella enjoys a regular dream for a change. Her final dreamy image is a stage with a girl on a balcony in a nightdress. This image reminds Bella of Juliet, and as she awakes from her dream Bella ponders Juliet while Jacob continues to sleep.

Bella lingers on Juliet’s story. She wonders what Juliet would have done had Romeo left her. What if Romeo lost interest in her? Would she be able to resume her regular life? Bella thinks not. She identifies with Juliet, and is convinced Juliet would never be the same after Romeo’s departure. But what about Paris? Would Juliet hook up with Paris? If Paris was Juliet’s best friend—the only one she could be herself around—Juliet just might consider finding what little happiness is available to her with him. Of course Bella is thinking of her relationship with Jacob. She realizes she loves Jacob. The love she has for Jacob is nothing in comparison to her love for Edward, but she does love Jacob too.

Thinking of Romeo and Juliet ends up frustrating Bella. She decides Romeo never would have left Juliet, and therefore, her story is vastly different from Bella’s. Bella switches gears and thinks about her life at present. She recognizes how dumb it was to jump off the cliff. Had Jacob not been there, Bella would have died. She knows that would have killed Charlie and the rest of those who love her. Bella knows she needs to change her ways. She can no longer risk her life and safety to hear Edward’s voice. She thinks she might be able to live without his voice if she has Jacob in her life. She recalls seeing Edward’s beautiful face as she was drowning. While thinking of the drowning experience she recalls the strange, orange fire she saw on the water.

Billy returns home and tells Bella and Jacob of Harry’s death. All three are devastated.

Jacob decides to drive Bella home. Bella considers telling Jacob about everything: Edward, her hallucinations, and feelings. She knows he will think she’s crazy, but also knows Jacob will accept her anyway. Jacob loves her, and she wants to make him happy even if she doesn’t feel exactly the same way. When they arrive at Bella’s house, Jacob stops the car and hugs her. Bella considers kissing Jacob’s shoulder, but hears Edward’s voice say, “be happy.” Immediately, Bella freezes up. Jacob senses Bella’s discomfort and stops hugging her.

Jacob then begins to shake and starts the car. Bella asks him what is wrong, and Jacob tells her “vampire.” He knows there is a vampire nearby because he can smell it. They begin to drive away when Bella spots Carlisle’s car. She tells Jacob to stop—it’s not Victoria. Jacob is horrified Bella will risk her life just to see the Cullens. He  begins to sense just how attached Bella is to the vampires. Bella is elated at the sight of the car and hopes more of the Cullens are with Carlisle.

Jacob doesn’t want Bella to go into the house. He cannot protect her. He’s on Cullen territory now and must leave before caught. He tells Bella she must take herself back to her home. Jacob jumps out of the car and runs into the woods.

For a moment, Bella doubts her decision, but returns her gaze to Carlisle’s car. She knows it is his car and drives forward. Bella is nervous as she enters her house. She begins to think over the day. She remembers what Jacob said about Victoria swimming in the water—the orange flame Bella saw on the water was actually Victoria’s hair blowing in the wind. Bella is now terrified as the light flicks on and she sees her guest.    

Characters Involved: Bella Swan, Jacob Black, Sam Uley, Billy Black, and Alice Cullen (implied).

Character Mentioned: Edward Cullen, Charlie Swan, Harry Clearwater, Sue Clearwater, Leah Clearwater, Seth Clearwater, Carlisle Cullen, Esme Cullen, Victoria, and Mike Newton

Places Visited: La Push Beach, Billy’s House, and Charlie’s House.

Memorable Quotes:
“If Romeo was really gone, never coming back, would it have mattered whether or not Juliet had taken Paris up on his offer?”
~Bella’s thoughts

“Romeo wouldn’t change his mind. That’s why people still remember his name, always twined with hers: Romeo and Juliet. That’s why it was a good story. ‘Juliet gets dumped and ends up with Paris’ would have never been a hit.”
~Bella’s thoughts

“Be happy.”  
~Edward’s Voice

“Bye, Bella. I really hope you don’t die.”
~Jacob to Bella as she chooses to go home knowing there’s a vampire there

Important Information learned:
Jacob pulls Bella out of the ocean and saves her life.

The werewolves can’t protect Bella on the Cullen’s territory.

Vampires can swim fast in water.

Harry Clearwater dies of a heart attack.

Bella contemplates her feelings for Jacob.

Bella chooses the Cullens over Jacob.

Carlisle’s car is in Bella’s driveway.

Chapter Prepared By: Ellabelle

Chapter Number: Fifteen

Chapter Name:  Pressure

Page Numbers:  342 – 362

Date of Chapter:  Monday, March 13th – Thursday, March 16th

Summary: Bella wakes up on Monday morning of spring break and thinks about how she had also been hunted by a vampire last spring break.  She helps to keep the werewolves’ secret from Charlie by wondering the beach alone while Jacob is out with the pack.  Jacob apologizes for being gone so much, but the wolves are on red alert until Victoria is caught.

Jacob always holds Bella’s hand when they walk on the beach together.  Bella realizes that to others it appears they are a couple.  She knows that Jacob would love for that to be the true situation.

When Bella goes to work Tuesday, Mike notices that Jacob followed her.  He asks if she is dating Jacob.  She tells him they are just friends, best friends.

Tuesday night Sam, Emily and Charlie come over to Billy’s house.  While the adults talk Jacob and Bella go out to the garage.  Bella asks if certain characteristics are “wolf things” – high body temperature, healing quickly, and his large size.  She also asks if Quil’s size is why they are worried about him.  Jacob confirms that it’s Quil’s size and body temperature that cause them to think he will become a werewolf.  He explains that there is not a certain age for the change to occur.  It just builds until something triggers it.  Jacob took longer to change than the others because he was so happy being with Bella all the time.

Bella asks what the hardest part is about being a werewolf.  Jacob says the hardest part is feeling out of control.  He feels like a monster that might hurt someone.

Jacob explains that phasing between human and wolf form is easier for him because he has the bloodline from both sides of his family.  His great-grandfathers were Ephraim Black and Quil Ateara.  Both were in the last pack with Levi Uley.

Bella goes on to ask what the best part is about being a werewolf.  Jacob says the best part is the speed.  Werewolves can run faster than vampires.

When Jacob asks why Edward killed James, Bella explains that James was trying to kill her.  She tells him that her injuries from when she was in Phoenix were caused by James.  Jacob realizes that Bella’s scar on her hand was caused by a bite from James.  Jacob nearly loses control, but Bella is able to calm him down and explains how Edward sucked the venom out, preventing her from changing into a vampire.

Jacob asks Bella if any of the other Cullens have extra talents like Edward’s ability to read minds.  She tells him about Jasper’s and Alice’s abilities.  As she talks about the Cullens she wraps her arms around herself.  Jacob notices and asks why she always does that when she’s upset.  She says it feels like she can’t breathe and like she may break into pieces.

On Wednesday, Bella goes to Emily’s house for a change of scenery.  But she’s not able to handle it when Sam comes over.  The love Bella sees between Sam and Emily is too painful of a reminder.  She leaves to go walk on the beach.  Jacob finds her sitting, curled up in a ball.  He apologizes for leaving her alone so much and tells her he will take the next morning off so they can have some fun.  He promises to take her cliff diving.  Bella agrees because she realizes it has been days since she last heard Edward’s voice.

When Bella arrives at Jacob’s house Thursday morning, Jacob isn’t home.  Billy tells her that Embry, Jared and Paul found a fresh trail from Victoria.  Sam and Jacob went out to help find her.  Bella is worried about the wolves.  Billy tells her that it’s not as dangerous for them as she thinks.  All the information the wolves need to know has been passed down from father to son for generations. 

Bella leaves to go for a walk on the beach.  She is too worried about the wolves and also disappointed about losing the opportunity to hear Edward’s voice.  She decides to go cliff diving alone even though a storm is coming.  She is unable to find the path to he lower ledge and ends up on top of the cliff as it starts to rain.  She doesn’t have time to find another way down and realizes she actually wants to jump from the top.  She knows it’s the stupidest, most reckless thing she’s done so far.  She smiles as Edward’s voice pleads with her not to do it.  She has a pure adrenaline rush as she jumps, but not a single moment of fear.

The current grabs her as she plunges into the water.  She knows that she should swim parallel to the beach, but she’s not able to find the surface.  Bella is sure she is going to drown.  Her Edward delusions beg her to keep fighting.  As she gives up and accepts that she is about to die, her delusions become visual and she sees Edward’s face.  She is happy at that moment, watching and listening to Edward.

The current shoves her into what she thinks is a rock as something hits her across the chest and drags her away from her vision of Edward.  Thinking she was sinking to the ocean floor to die she tells Edward goodbye and she loves him for a final time.

Characters Involved:  Bella Swan, Mike Newton, Jacob Black, Sam Uley, Emily , Charlie Swan, Billy Black

Characters Mentioned:  Embry Call, Quil Ateara, Victoria, Jared, Ephraim Black, Old Quil Ateara, Levi Uley, Laurent, James, Edward Cullen, Jasper Hale, Paul, Alice Cullen

Places Visited:  La Push, The Black’s house, Newton’s store, Emily’s house, the beach

Memorable Quotes: 
“But if he bit you…?  Shouldn’t you be…?”
~ Jacob asking about Bella’s scar, pg. 347

“We’re a pretty messed up pair, aren’t we?” Jacob said.  “Neither one of us can hold our shape together right.” 
~ Jacob after Bella explains why she wraps her arms around herself, pg. 349

A date with Jacob, a date with Edward…
~ Bella preparing for cliff diving with Jacob, pg. 352

You wanted me to be human, I reminded him.  Well, watch me. 
~ Bella’s reply to Edward’s voice begging her not to jump off the cliff, pg. 358

Goodbye.  I love you. 
~ Bella’s last thought to Edward when she thought she was drowning, pg. 362

Important Information learned:
There’s no exact age for the change to a werewolf.

Jacob has the bloodline on both sides of his family – Ephraim Black, his father’s grandfather and Quil Ateara, his mother’s grandfather.

Ephraim Black, Quil Ateara and Levi Uley were the last pack.

Werewolves can run faster than vampires.

All the information werewolves need to know has been passed down from father to son for generations. 

Chapter Prepared By: Bronzehairedgirl

Chapter Number: Fourteen

Chapter Name: Family

Page Numbers: 323-341

Date of Chapter: March 11th 2006

Summary: Bella hides behind Jacob while they wait for the pack to meet them at the place where Jacob first taught Bella to ride her motorcycle.  When they looked toward the trees four large half-naked boys walk out; Bella thinks of them as quadruplets as they walk in sync with each other, have similar musculature, skin tone, and hairstyle – short cropped black hair.

As soon as the pack sees Bella they all became furious in the same moment.  Sam, the oldest and biggest ,is angry with Jacob for sharing the secret with Bella, but it’s Paul that acts on his anger.  Jacob tries to tell the pack that Bella can help them, but before he can explain any further, a shouting match erupts between Jacob and Paul, which eventually turns into a physical fight.

Paul morphs into an extremely large dark silver wolf and Jacob runs headlong into him morphing on the fly into a large russet wolf.   The “Jacob-wolf” is able to push the “Paul-wolf” into the forest away from Bella.  Sam orders Embry and Jared to take Bella to Emily’s house while he supervises the fighting wolves.

After Embry and Jared bet on who would win the fight between Jacob and Paul, Embry takes the driver seat of Bella’s truck, while Bella tries not to be sick, and they head to Sam’s fiancée’s house.  Jared warns Bella not to stare at Emily without any further explanation.

They arrive at Emily’s house and find her putting muffins on a paper plate.  When she turns to look at them Bella understands Jared’s warning.  Emily is beautiful with “satiny copper skin” and long black hair, but three thick red scars mar the right side of her face.  

Sam, Jacob and Paul finally return and the first thing Sam does is make his way over to Emily and kiss her lovingly, something Bella finds harder to watch than a romantic movie because of the intensity and sincerity of their feelings.

Once the group is settled in Emily’s kitchen and eating the breakfast she prepared, Jacob explains that the “redhead” is after Bella, her mission – avenge the death of her mate.   He explains to them that the “black-haired leech”, Laurent, was not her mate, and that her mate was actually killed by the Cullens.

The entire room is shocked to learn that a vampire is after a simple girl and Jared suggests using Bella as bait, to which Jacob responds by throwing a can opener at his head.   Sam suggests a strategy where by they will split up hopefully creating an opportunity to surround her.  Bella notices the look on Emily’s face at the thought that Sam has divided the boys up in a way that he will be in the smaller group – consisting of Jacob and himself.

Embry mentions that Quil is very close to becoming like one of them and at that the room becomes somber – none of them wish the their own fate, on their friend.

Jacob wants Bella to stay in La Push as much as possible, while Billy and Harry keep Charlie busy with “March Madness”, which Bella agrees to.  

Bella spends the rest of the day in La Push and later in the evening Charlie joins her for dinner at the Blacks’.   After dinner Charlie and Bella head home in their own vehicles and once home Charlie questions Bella about the fight she had had with Jacob and the gang she was so concerned about.   She brushes it off as the mystery of teenaged boys.

Bella lies in bed wondering if Edward had been the one killing hikers in the forest – if that would have kept her away from him. She surmises that even that wouldn’t have kept her away, as love was irrational in her eyes.   She falls asleep and dreams that she is in the forest again, only this time she is holding Emily’s scarred hand and together they “face the shadows and wait for their werewolves to come home”.

Characters Involved: Jacob Black, Bella Swan, Sam Uley, Paul, Embry Call, Jared, Emily, Charlie Swan

Character Mentioned: Laurent, The Cullens, Quil Ateara, Billy Black, and Harry Clearwater

Places Visited:  Road where Bella learned to ride her motorcycle, Emily’s Home, Jacob’s Home, Bella’s Home

Memorable Quotes:
““This one survived,” Embry said, holding up a white sneaker. “Jake can hop,” he added with a laugh.”  
~Embry to Paul about Jacob’s shredded clothing

“Well, the wolf’s out of the bag now.”
~Embry to Jared and Bella

“So you’re the vampire girl.”
~Emily to Bella upon meeting her for the first time

“Yes. Are you the wolf girl?”
~Bella’s reply to Emily

“Save some for your brothers”
~Emily says to Embry after he shoves his third muffin into his mouth whole.

“Wolf thing”
~Jacob to Bella regarding the quick healing abilities of werewolves, more specifically Paul after their fight in the woods.

“You’re silly.  Hunting vampires is fun.  It’s the best part of this whole mess.”  
~Jacob to Bella before she leaves his home after dinner.

“If I’m silly, then you’re dangerously unbalanced.”
~Bella to Jacob in response to the quote above.

Important Information learned:  
Billy can’t afford any more new shoes for Jacob.

Jacob phases on the fly and attacks Paul in a half second and Embry deems that a gift.

Emily is Sam’s fiancée.

Emily’s face was scarred by Sam who got angry one day and phased when she happened to be too close.

The treaty can be broken by either the werewolves attacking one of the Cullens off their land (La Push) or the Cullens biting a human.

The pack was more of a family than anything else – the wolves are like brothers, and they are very “at home” in Emily’s house.

Werewolves heal very quickly.

Chapter Prepared By:  ECABS

Chapter Number: Thirteen

Chapter Name: Killer

Page Numbers: 300-322

Date of Chapter: March 11, 2007

Summary: The chapter begins with Bella on her way to La Push to warn Jacob the rangers, Charlie and a group of volunteers are hunting for the wolves. She believes the werewolves are killing the hikers can cannot condone this, but she also feels bound to protect Jacob.

When she reaches the Blacks’ home, Billy denies that Jacob is there until Bella makes it clear that she knows Jacob is a werewolf. Jacob is sleeping, and Bella decides to walk on the beach while she waits for him to wake up.

She rests on a large driftwood tree, perhaps the same one she sat on when she and Jacob met, and tries to reconcile her conflicting feelings. She concludes that Jacob is her friend regardless of his behavior, but she’s still unsure of how to deal with the situation.

Jacob arrives. He seems happy at first because Bella has figured out that he’s a werewolf, but then he notices her expression. When Bella expresses concern for the men hunting the wolves, Jacob says that they will disappear soon enough. Bella assumes that Jacob means the wolves will kill the men hunting for them.

Angry because he believes Bella is disgusted him, he calls her a hypocrite. Bella asks him if he and the pack must continue to kill people. Jacob realizes that Bella accepts him as a werewolf and explains that they are hunting a vampire who is killing hikers.

Bella assumes the vampire is Laurent until Jacob explains that the pack killed him after he attacked her in the meadow. Bella explains how relieved she feels.

When Jacob asks her why didn’t talk to him sooner, Bella reminds him that he wasn’t around.

They discuss Jacob’s comments about how it wasn’t safe to be in Bella’s room the night before. She assumed he meant the danger from the vampires hunting her. Jacob explains that although one reason for avoiding her was to protect the pack’s secret, a second reason, that he is still learning to control his anger to keep from phasing, placed her in danger.

As Jacob assures Bella that the pack will protect her and keep an eye on Charlie and the others, Bella remembers that there is a vampire killing hikers now. She knows Victoria has come to hunt her. Jacob confirms this, pointing out the pack can’t figure out her tactics because there’s no logic to her attack. Bella explains that Victoria is after her. She describes the events of the previous year’s spring break when James was killed.

Jacob goes into the woods to phase into a werewolf in order to communicate with the pack. While he is gone, Bella considers the various aspects of her situation and her terror increases. Jacob realizes the extent of her fear when he returns. He promises to take care of her and of Charlie.

When Bella asks why he went into the woods, he explains the werewolves’ telepathic abilities to her. He seems surprised that she handles this information so calmly. When Bella points out that this isn’t her first experience with mind-reading, Jacob expresses dismay that the legends about vampires with special powers. He also tells her that Sam, as Alpha of the pack, can give commands that have special power over the werewolves and that they cannot disobey when he does this.

Jacob tells Bella about the trauma of phasing for the first time. He points out that Sam went through this difficult experience alone.

Knowing that the pack will be angered by her presence, Bella wants to stay behind, but Jacob believes that her knowledge of vampires will help the wolves track Victoria. Bella feels like a traitor, but she wants to help stop Victoria.

Bella and Jacob talk about the Cullens and how hurt and alone Bella has been. Then they head off together to meet the pack.

Characters Involved: Bella Swan, Jacob Black, Billy Black

Characters Mentioned: Charlie Swan, Edward Cullen, Sam Uley, Laurent, Victoria, James, the Cullens (implied), the pack (implied)

Places Visited: La Push, The Black home, First Beach

Memorable Quotes:
“Love didn’t work that way, I decided. Once you cared about a person, it was impossible to be logical about them anymore.”
~Bella Swan, pg. 304

“Could you… well, try to not to be a … werewolf?”
~Bella Swan, pg. 306

“Well, I’m sorry that I can’t be the right kind of monster for you, Bella. I guess I’m just not as great as a bloodsucker, am I?”
~Jacob Black, pgs. 306-307

“Be careful, Bella…Don’t push him too far. You need to calm him down.”
~Edward Cullen’s voice, pg. 307

“You really, honestly don’t mind that I morph into a giant dog?”
~Jacob Black, pg.308

“Bella, honey, we only protect people from one thing – our one enemy. It’s the reason we exist – because they do.”
~Jacob Black, pg. 309

“You’re also very good with weird. I thought that would bother you.”
~Jacob Black, pg. 318

“When I … changed, it was the most… horrible, the most terrifying thing I’ve ever been through – worse than anything I could have imagined. But I wasn’t alone – there were the voices there, in my head, telling me what had happened and what I had to do. That kept me from losing my mind, I think. But Sam… Sam had no help.”
~Jacob Black, pg. 319

“You know a ton of things that can help us. It’s not like you’re just some ignorant human. You’re like a… I don’t know, spy or something. You’ve been behind enemy lines.”
~Jacob Black, pg. 320

“How do you know me so well Jacob? Sometimes it’s like you can read my mind.”
~Bella Swan, pg. 321

“Who’s afraid of the big, bad wolf?”
~Jacob Black, pg. 321

Important Information Learned:
Jacob confirms that he is a werewolf and the other boys in “Sam’s cult” are a pack of werewolves led by Sam, who is the Alpha.

Werewolves exist for one thing – to protect humans from vampires.

The pack killed Laurent.

Killing one vampire is not a problem for a pack the size of the one at La Push.

Victoria is the vampire currently killing people in the Forks area.

The pack is actively pursuing Victoria. They haven’t known her motives until this point, when Bella explains to Jacob that Victoria is trying to kill her.

Anger causes werewolves to change from human to wolf form.

Contrary to traditional werewolf lore, the wolves don’t need a full moon to phase from human to wolf.

Bella is worried about the pack confronting Victoria. Jacob finds this insulting and encourages her to have more confidence in them.

Werewolves can communicate telepathically in wolf form, regardless of distance.

The werewolves have legends about vampires with special powers.

Sam, as the Alpha, has the ability to command the rest of the pack. When he does this, the others must comply. It is impossible for them to disobey that kind of order from the Alpha.

There are, according to Jacob, “a load” of wolf things.

The first time a person changes into wolf form, the experience is terrifying. But the other wolves can help by communicating telepathically. However, Sam had to make the change alone, without help.

Jacob knows Bella has more information about vampires that can help the pack.

Bella feels like she has betrayed/will betray the Cullens for sharing what she knows about vampires.

Jacob pays such close attention to Bella that it’s almost as if he read her mind.

Jacob suggests that Bella is better off without the Cullens.

Chapter Prepared By: silly_bella

Chapter Number: Twelve

Chapter Name: Intruder

Page Numbers: 278-299

Date of Chapter:  March 10th – March 11th

Summary: When Bella hears a scratching sound on her windows she automatically assumes that it is Victoria. She’s relieved, though, when she discovers that it’s Jacob instead. He swings inside her room from a tree in the front yard. The way he arrives through Bella’s window reminds her of Edward’s previous entries, and the reminder bit at her insides.

After a bit of talking, Bella discovers that Jacob came to apologize, but Bella is tired and frustrated so she tries to push him away. Jacob doesn’t budge an inch and Bella lowers her hands, uncomfortable, because they were on the bare skin of his chest. Suddenly overcome with weariness, Bella sways on her feet and Jacob helps her back to her bed.

After further conversation with Jacob, it is clear that he wants to explain something to Bella that he doesn’t seem to have the ability to tell outright. When he tries to simply explain his situation with Bella, something unseen hinders him, and he’s forced to take a more roundabout way of explaining things.  He compares his secret to the Cullens. He says that the secret he’s keeping is similar to the one that Bella’s keeping for them. That it’s not his secret to tell.

Bella gets frustrated that there are more riddles than actual answers.  Jacob is also frustrated with himself, because he can’t just go out and say what he wants to. Then he brings up the first day they met on La Push and the stories that he told her then. But Bella can only remember one of the Quileute legends that were told- the one about vampires.

Jacob then asks if he was the one that told her that the Cullens were vampires, back there on the beach. He asks her if she didn’t know beforehand. Bella is still confused as to why he’s suddenly believing the legends he used to joke about, but she doesn’t say anything to confirm or deny what he was implying. Bella is keeping the Cullen’s secret even then. Jacob then brings up the secret that he’s forced to keep and how tight he’s bound to keep it. Bella doesn’t like the pain she sees on Jacob’s face when he says this. She keeps the Cullens secret out of love, but for Jacob it didn’t appear to be that way. Bella blames Sam for Jacob’s distress.

Bella suggests running away from them, to get free, but Jacob says that it isn’t possible- that there’s no possible way that he can run from it. Before Jacob leaves, he urges Bella to try and figure out what he’s been trying to say. He says for her to call him when she figures it out… but only if she wants to.  He pulls Bella into a bear hug and then walks out the door.

Bella falls to sleep almost immediately. She begins to have a dream that is not the same dream she‘s been having.  In it, she finds Jacob and he tries to pull her into the forest, but she resists him. He urges her to run, and that is when she realizes that she’s had this very same dream once before- the night after she talked about the Quileute legends with Jacob on the beach.

Bella watches the familiar dream play out, and then Jacob falls and begins shaking and transforms into the red-brown wolf she’d seen in the meadow. She screams and wakes herself up. She replays the conversation from the beach over in her head, realizing once and for all that Jacob is a werewolf.
She wonders why she’s having this reaction to her discovery. She didn’t act like this when she found out about Edward. But then again, she knew from the very beginning that Edward was special. Jacob is her friend and it shocks her that he could be anything but human.

Bella then realizes that the La Push “pack” are all werewolves. She gets up suddenly and resolves to drive to La Push immediately. She encounters Charlie in the hall and tells him where she’s going. He warns her about the other murders by wolves that had occurred. Charlie also tells her that there are people headed out to hunt them. Bella sees that he’s dressed like he’s going out to help hunt.
When Charlie leaves, Bella sits down, stunned, and tries to decide if she still wants to go to La Push. Eventually, she decides to go because Jacob is her best friend and she want s to make sure he’s safe from the hunting party. She worries that Jacob and the guys really are responsible for the murders that were going on.

Characters Involved: Bella Swan, Jacob Black, Charlie Swan

Characters Mentioned: Sam Uley, Edward Cullen, Billy Black, Jared, Paul, Embry Call

Places Visited: Bella’s house

Memorable Quotes:
“The part that kills me,” he said abruptly, “is that you already know. I already told you everything!”
~ Jacob to Bella

“I guess I understand why you only remember the one story.”
~Jacob to Bella

”See what I mean about loyalty?” he murmured, even huskier now. “It’s the same for me, only worse. you can’t imagine how tight I’m bound…”
~ Jacob to Bella

“Just in case,” he muttered against my hair, crushing me in a bear hug that about broke my ribs.
“Can’t- breathe!” I gasped. 
~Jacob and Bella

“You aren’t turning into a tree-hugger on me are you?”
~Charlie to Bella

Important Information Learned:
Bella learns that Jacob is a werewolf.

Something was preventing Jacob from telling Bella what he wanted to outright.

A hunting party is being sent out to hunt for the wolves that were supposedly murdering hikers.

Bella thinks that Jacob and the guys are responsible for the murders.

Chapter Leader: Taxi

Chapter Number: Eleven

Chapter Name: Cult

Page Numbers: 252-277

Date of Chapter: March 5th – March 10th 2006

Summary:  After learning that Laurent and Victoria are hunting her, Bella is shocked to find herself alive each morning. She’s also worried that in the course of hunting her, Charlie could be hurt or killed. Charlie himself is worried at how jumpy Bella has become and believes it to be because of Jacob’s prolonged absence.

Bella hopes that Jacob would call her to give her news about Embry but he doesn’t communicate with her. Instead, on Tuesday, she calls him but no one answers. The next day she calls every half hour until eleven at night but, again, no one answers. On Wednesday, she sits in her car for an hour debating whether to go to La Push but is afraid to do so. She believes that by doing so she would lead Victoria or Laurent (whom she supposes has already joined up with Victoria again) to Jacob and she cannot allow herself to bring him into danger.

Wednesday night, Charlie again calls Harry Clearwater to ask him if the Blacks were “out of town”. Harry told him they were not.  Friday afternoon, Bella realizes that Jacob must have fallen into Sam Uley’s group. Bella decides to call Charlie in case the police need to get involved. However, Charlie tells her that Sam Uley is “a great kid” and that if Billy isn’t concerned, she should not be worried either. He also mentions that two tourists had gone missing because of wolves, leading Bella to believe that Laurent outran the wolves but did not fight them.

Bella next calls Billy and finds out that Jacob is with Embry. She drives to La Push, determined to wait outside his house the entire day in order to talk to Jacob. When she enters La Push, she sees Quil—who looks bigger than before—walking alone along the street. She pulls up and offers him a ride. She asks him about Jacob and Quil tells her that he is a part of Sam’s. He also confesses his worries about Jacob and his fear that he may be next.

Bella drops him off at his house and returns to the Black’s to wait for Jacob. She doesn’t have long to wait before there is a sharp rap at the glass and Jacob questions her as to why she is in La Push. Bella is shocked at how different Jacob is; his hair is cropped short, he’s bigger than before and his expression is no longer warm but closed and resentful. Behind him, she sees Sam with the rest of his group and Bella is overcome with an urge to hit Sam. She controls herself and tells Jacob she wants to talk with him alone. Jacob turns to Sam who nods his head and says something in the Quileute language before leaving with the others in tow.

Bella gets out of the car and they walk to a fringe of trees. Jacob tells her that Sam isn’t who he had believed and that Sam was helping him. Bella blames Sam for Jacob’s change but Jacob blames the Cullens. When Bella asks him why, he hisses, “For existing”. This prompts Edward’s voice to warn her against making Jacob angry and tell her to try and calm Jacob down. Jacob turns to walk away and Bella screams after him that Quil is worried he’s next. Jacob looks hurt but continues walking away telling Bella that he can’t be her friend anymore and runs to his house. Bella is terribly hurt and waits for him but only Billy comes out to tell her that he told Charlie she was on her way home.

When she gets to her house, Charlie is waiting for her. He’s horrified when he sees her face, blank like when she was in her zombie-stage. Bella says that Sam told Jacob he could not be her friend anymore. While she showers, Charlie calls Billy who blames Bella for leading Jacob on. Charlie quickly defends Bella and warns him that he’ll be watching Sam and his gang.

Bella falls asleep and dreams of the new Jacob walking alongside her. As she watches, his features change until he becomes Edward. When she reaches out to touch him, Edward vanishes.   She wakes up suddenly to a strange sound at her window, one of fingernails scratching glass.

Characters Involved:  Bella Swan, Jacob Black, Billy Black, Charlie Swan, Quil Ateara, Sam Uley

Character Mentioned: Edward Cullen, Victoria, Laurent, Harry Clearwater

Places Visited:  La Push

Memorable Quotes:
“Jacob didn’t want to be a part of this…cult. …I don’t want to be next.” 
~ Quil to Bella,

“Are you…breaking up with me?”
~ Bella to Jacob

“I’m sorry that I couldn’t…before…I wish I could change how I feel about you, Jacob. Maybe…maybe I would change. Maybe, if you gave me some time…just don’t quit on me now, Jake. I can’t take it.”
~ Bella to Jacob

Important Information learned: 
The attacks on humans continue.

Jacob is a part of Sam’s group.

Bella wishes she could love Jacob but can’t stop loving Edward.

Jacob cannot be friends with Bella anymore for a reason he won’t share wit Bella.

Chapter Prepared By:  Alcyone