Breaking Dawn

When Jacob gets to the Cullens’ house, he’s shocked when Carlisle calmly invites him into the house. He hears Bella in the other room and discovers that she looks thin and exhausted. She reveals that she is pregnant.

Edward asks Jacob to go outside. Jacob plans to kill him, but instead, Edward asks for his help. He’s desperate to save Bella, but she insists on having the child. No one is sure what will happen, as a vampire has never impregnated a human before. Edward asks Jacob to try to convince Bella that she is making a mistake.

Edward makes Jacob a deal. If Bella dies, he will let Jacob kill him. In return, Jacob agrees to at least try to convince Bella to go with Edward’s plan.

Jacob turns into a wolf to run home and immediately hears the other wolves. They read his thoughts, learning about what happened at the Cullens.

By the time Jacob gets to them, they are making plans to attack the Cullens and neutralize the threat of Bella’s baby, viewing the pregnancy as a danger to everyone in the area. Jacob tries to argue with them, realizing that he is not ready to fight the Cullens. He thinks of Carlisle and how truly good he is and how much the idea of killing Bella hurts him. The only one who supports him is Seth.

Sam uses his Alpha command to force Seth and Jacob to fight. They try to resist but are unable to do so. Sam tells the pack that they are going to confront the Cullens tonight.

As the pack prepares to fight, Jacob continues to resist. He realizes that his birthright gives him the power to lead over Sam. As soon as he has the thought, he realizes that he no longer has to obey Sam’s orders. He walks up to Sam, who realizes what has happened. Jacob explains that he will not attack the Cullens when they have been such good allies to them. Sam tries to force Jacob to obey, but it doesn’t work. He then assumes that Jacob is going to challenge him to be Alpha, but instead, Jacob explains that he is separating himself from the pack.

Jacob flees the others. As he runs, he realizes that he has made his own pack. He decides that he needs to warn the Cullens about the attack. After a few moments, he realizes someone is behind him, then he hears Seth’s voice. Seth also left the pack, choosing to join Jacob—both of their thoughts are now hidden from the other pack, and they have their own connection, just the two of them. Jacob tries to get Seth to turn back, but he refuses; Jacob also chooses not to use his Alpha powers, instead giving Seth free will.

Jacob and Seth get to the Cullens. They warn Edward about what is happening. As the Cullens prepare for an attack, Jacob and Seth run laps around the house to watch for the pack. As the night goes on, they decide that Sam won’t risk it by attacking tonight.

Jacob and Seth spend the night patrolling the Cullen house. They’re surprised when Leah appears. She insists that she is there to watch over Seth, but Jacob detects that she’s trying to get away from Sam.

Leah fills Jacob in on what is happening with the pack. Sam plans to talk to the Elders today to get advice on how to move forward.

Jacob decides to go to the Cullen house and check in. He shifts into human form and is greeted by Carlisle on the porch. Carlisle thanks him for sacrificing his pack to protect them.

Jacob asks about the baby. Carlisle explains that he doesn’t know anything about it, as the uterine wall is unusually strong—too strong to penetrate or perform an ultrasound. He feels frustrated that they can’t figure out what the baby needs. Jacob thinks of it as a “monster,” wondering if it is already after blood.

Edward comes out of the house, bringing Rosalie with her. He repeats Jacob’s thoughts, explaining that perhaps the baby wants blood already. They decide that they have no other choice, and fill Bella in on their plan. She desperately agrees.

As they prepare to give Bella blood, Jacob watches Edward and Bella. He thinks of how meant for each other they are, and he compares their connection to imprinting wolves.

Bella drinks the blood. It immediately improves her condition. Carlisle is optimistic that, now that the baby is fed, Bella can eat, too, and rebuild her strength. Satisfied that Bella is stable, Jacob leaves to try to sleep.

As soon as Jacob turns into a wolf, he hears the thoughts of Leah and Seth: Wolves are approaching. Jacob runs to them and finds Jared in human form along with two other wolves. Jared explains that Sam wants them to come back. They spoke with the Elders, and everyone agreed that attacking now would do no one any good. They’ve decided to wait until the baby is born.

Jacob tells them that he can’t come back to the original pack. He doesn’t fully trust Sam, and his body is telling him that he can’t just stop being an Alpha now. He assures Jared that Leah and Seth are free to do what they want—but both of them stay with him.

Jacob goes back to check on Bella. Outside the house, he finds a pair of clothes that Edward left for him. He puts them on, annoyed but grateful.

Inside, Bella looks significantly better. The blood is improving her health. Jacob starts to tell them about the meeting with Sam, but Edward admits that he heard most of it. Satisfied, Jacob leaves.

Edward goes outside with Jacob. He tells him that he knows Jacob, Seth, and Leah are essentially without a home now that they left the pack. However, he insists that his family will help them in any way that they can. Jacob says that they probably won’t use it, but thanks him for the offer.

When Bella cries out, Jacob and Edward rush back inside. Carlisle thinks that the baby has broken her rib with a kick. Jacob realizes that, as Bella gets stronger again, so, too, does the baby. Carlisle takes Bella upstairs to check on her, as Jacob falls asleep on the floor.

When Jacob wakes up, Seth is there eating breakfast. Seth insists that he patrolled the whole night and that Leah has it under control now. Jacob realizes that he slept through the rest of the day and the entire night.

As Bella continues to look better, Jacob decides to leave. However, Esme stops him. She offers him a plate of food, telling him that it will ease her “remorse” for putting them in a position where they can’t go home. Uncomfortable, Jacob takes it, deciding that he can always dump it once he gets outside.

Jacob and Seth patrol together. Jacob thinks of how Leah seems more content and is actually getting along with them even though she threw away the clothes and the food from Esme. Jacob ate his food, deciding he couldn’t waste it.

Seth tells Jacob that Charlie has been talking to Bella. Jacob is annoyed, wondering how they are going to break it to him when Bella turns. They are going to have to pretend she died, as Bella won’t be able to see him for years.

Jacob goes to the Cullen house to check on Bella. She’s still doing better but feels occasional pain when the baby moves. She asks him to sit with her and keep her warm. Jacob asks her why she wants him around, especially since it causes him pain to be around her and feel this unrequited love for her. Bella insists that he is “family,” and everything feels better with him there.

The Cullens need to hunt, so Jacob and Leah check the surrounding area to make sure that Sam’s pack is not anywhere in their territory. As they run, they then discuss Rosalie, who has become overly protective of Bella’s baby due to her own remorse at not being able to experience motherhood. Leah sympathizes with her, angering Jacob. However, she explains that she has realized she can’t have children, either. She is the first female wolf in history, and, after her transformation, she stopped menstruating. She has also been unable to imprint on anyone. She understands Rosalie’s desire to have a child in the family, noting that she would consider doing the same. Jacob still insists that Rosalie is essentially murdering Bella for the baby.

Leah compares her own situation to Jacob’s. She wants to imprint because it will allow her to forget her feelings for Sam. She tells Jacob that imprinting will allow him to forget Bella, but he still insists that he does not want to do it.

Jacob goes to the Cullens. Carlisle, Jasper, Alice, Emmett, and Esme go to hunt, leaving Edward and Rosalie behind. As they chat, Edward realizes that—for the first time—he can feel the baby’s emotions. The baby recognizes Bella’s voice, and Edward tells her that the baby is happy. Jacob realizes that Edward looks happy for the first time since returning home with Bella, in awe of the baby.

Jacob is overwhelmed by emotional pain. He sees Edward and Bella both swooning over their child, leaving him heartbroken. Edward feels Jacob’s pain, so he tosses Jacob his car keys and lets Jacob go.

Jacob drives to Seattle. He thinks about what Leah said and how he felt seeing Bella with Edward, and he decides that he wants to imprint to get rid of his feelings for Bella. He also realizes that he wants Leah to remain in his pack, hoping they can form a friendship.

Jacob sits in the park watching people. He checks out all the girls there, wondering if any of them will be the one he imprints on. However, after several hours, he gives up and leaves.

Back at the Cullen house, Edward is waiting for him in the garage. He tells Jacob that he can hear the baby’s thoughts, which allows him to try to communicate with it. The baby is being more careful about his movements. It has also made Edward realize that the baby is much further along than they thought; he wants to try to deliver it when Carlisle returns the next day.

Edward asks Jacob—as the true Alpha by blood—for permission to break the treaty to transform Bella and save her life. Overwhelmed by his feelings of losing Bella, Jacob tells him that he needs to think about it.

They go inside, where Bella is awake. Seeing her, he realizes that he can’t let her die and could even continue to be her ally after she transforms. He gives Edward permission to break the treaty.

Bella decides she needs to use the restroom. As she starts toward it, however, she doubles over in pain. Jacob hears a vicious tearing sound, and then Bella vomits blood.

Edward, Rosalie, and Jacob rush Bella upstairs. Edward tells them that the baby can’t breathe. Bella yells at them to get the baby out. Edward tries to find morphine, but Rosalie insists that they don’t have time.

Jacob starts CPR on Bella, feeling her heart weakening. Edward manages to cut Bella’s stomach and pull the baby out. He says that it is a girl, and Bella asks to see “Renesmee.” As she takes her, Renesmee bites Bella in the neck. Panicked, Rosalie offers to take her from the room.

Jacob continues CPR for several moments, as Edward begins injecting Bella with his venom to turn her into a vampire. After Bella’s heart does not restart, Jacob thinks of how hopeless everything is. Reading his thoughts, Edward angrily tells him to leave.

Jacob goes downstairs and sees Rosalie with the baby. He becomes enraged at her for “stealing” Bella’s moment of motherhood. He also becomes violently angry toward Renesmee, convinced that she is an “abomination”, and he needs to kill her. He decides that it will be worth dying if he can take the baby, Rosalie, and possibly a few of her siblings with him. He also wants Edward to suffer for allowing Bella to die.

Jacob approaches the baby, tensing to strike. However, when he sees her face, his world shifts. He realizes that everything that used to matter—Bella, Edward, even the pack—disappears, and all he cares about is Renesmee. He imprints on her.

At that very moment, he hears a new sound upstairs. Bella’s heart restarts, but this time as a vampire.