In this chapter, the reader is introduced to the young protagonist, Bella Swan, who has just returned from Transylvania with her vampire lover, Mr. Troy. She has come to meet her grandfather, who raised her, and her grandmother, who is the vampire's mother. When she enters the house, she finds that the portrait of her grandfather is on display, and she learns that he is her grandfather's father. She also learns that the other members of the family are not in agreement about how to run the business of Dracula's house, and that they do not get along well with one another. When Bella asks why she came so close to the vampire, he tells her that she is driving him crazy, and he kisses him. He tells her to follow him, and if she is scared, he can stop