old ▁human ▁B ella ▁and ▁the ▁v amp ire ▁Edward ' s ▁relationship . ▁Edward ▁ ▁is ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁change ▁B ella ▁into ▁a ▁v amp ire , ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁becoming ▁a ▁v amp ire ▁will ▁destroy ▁her ▁soul . ▁B ella ▁agre es ▁to ▁marry ▁Edward ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁make ▁love ▁to ▁her ▁while ▁she ▁is ▁still ▁human ▁and ▁then ▁turn ▁her ▁into ▁a ▁v amp ire . ▁Edward ▁initially ▁decl ines , ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁easily ▁lose ▁control ▁and ▁un int ention ally ▁kill ▁her . ▁He ▁rem inds ▁B ella ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁from ▁another ▁era , ▁where ▁relationships ▁had ▁fewer ▁comp lications ▁and ▁cou ples ▁remained ▁cel ib ate ▁until ▁marriage . ▁ ▁The ▁plot ▁is ▁driven ▁by ▁the ▁mach in ations ▁of ▁the ▁v amp ire ▁Victoria , ▁who ▁first ▁encountered ▁B ella ▁and ▁the ▁C ull ens ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁novel , ▁Tw il ight . ▁Victoria , ▁seeking ▁to ▁a ven ge ▁her ▁lo ver , ▁James ' ▁death , ▁hun ts ▁B ella ▁while ▁building ▁a ▁new ▁v amp ire ▁army ▁to ▁w ipe ▁out ▁the ▁C ull en ▁c oven . ▁To ▁combat ▁this ▁threat , ▁a ▁rel uct ant ▁tr uce ▁is ▁struck ▁between ▁the ▁C ull en ▁s , ▁and ▁the ▁shape - sh ifting ▁w olf ▁pack ▁led ▁by ▁Sam ▁U ley . ▁Jacob ▁Black ▁p its ▁himself ▁against ▁Edward ▁as ▁a ▁love ▁interest ▁for ▁B ella , ▁but ▁she ▁cons iders ▁him ▁as