Chapter 20, Volterra Summary

Even though the guards are not letting cars through, Alice drives the Porsche right past the first guard. At the second, she rolls down the window and hands him a wad of money. He waves her on. Bella watches the clock on the dashboard anxiously. They are running out of time. Alice tells Bella that she only needs to find the clock tower, Palazzo dei Priori. As they get close to the square, Alice senses that the Volturi are all around. But she tells Bella not to worry about it and just go. It is too crowded to sprint, but Bella finds her way across the square by running through a fountain. She sees Edward and yells his name. He has taken off his shirt so the sun will reflect more dramatically.

When Bella reaches Edward, he is in a sort...