, ▁a ▁police ▁chief , ▁in ▁her ▁birth place ▁of ▁F ork s , ▁Washington . ▁There , ▁she ▁is ▁en rolled ▁at ▁F ork s ▁High ▁School , ▁where ▁she ▁becomes ▁intr igu ed ▁by ▁a ▁young ▁ 1 7 - year - old ▁v amp ire ▁student , ▁Edward ▁C ull en ▁and ▁his ▁family . ▁When ▁Edward ▁saves ▁her ▁life , ▁he ▁exhib its ▁super - human ▁qual ities . ▁B ella ▁lear ns ▁from ▁Jacob ▁Black ▁that ▁Qu ile ute ▁leg ends ▁say ▁the ▁C ull en ▁family ▁are ▁Cold ▁On es . ▁Edward ▁eventually ▁adm its ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁v amp ire , ▁though ▁his ▁family ▁have ▁what ▁they ▁call ▁a ▁" ve get arian " ▁di et - only ▁hunting ▁animals . ▁Edward ▁constantly ▁war ns ▁B ella ▁against ▁being ▁with ▁him , ▁perce iving ▁her ▁life ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁constant ▁risk ▁because ▁her ▁blood ' s ▁sc ent ▁is ▁more ▁sed uct ive ▁to ▁him ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁human ▁he ▁has ▁ever ▁met . ▁B ella ' s ▁love ▁and ▁confidence ▁in ▁Edward ' s ▁rest raint ▁is ▁such ▁that ▁his ▁warnings ▁go ▁un he eded , ▁While ▁playing ▁baseball ▁with ▁the ▁C ull en ▁family , ▁she ▁becomes ▁the ▁target ▁of ▁a ▁sad istic ▁v amp ire , ▁James . ▁Edward ▁saves ▁B ella ▁from ▁James ' ▁pred ation , ▁though ▁Edward ▁is ▁still ▁unw illing ▁to ▁change ▁B ella ▁into ▁a ▁v amp ire ▁himself . ▁ ▁New ▁Moon ▁New ▁Moon ▁begins ▁on