Twilight Preface Summary

How It All Goes Down

The Preface jumps right into the action, starting the novel off with an unknown narrator (we later find out it's Bella) telling us that she's about to die.
"The hunter" stares at her across the room, and she knows she's going to die.
At least her death is going to be noble, since she's dying in place of someone she loves.
And even though she's scared, she says, "When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it's not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end" (Preface.4).
What kind of "dream" was she offered? Let's find out...