Am I the asshole for preventing my stepdaughter's mother from visiting?

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(Edward's mate oc x bloodsinger Bella.  A/n: This will be different as hybrid children will be more like the hybrids in TVD so Renesmee's birth won't kill Bella and Bella will remain human)

I know the title sounds bad, but please hear me out.

My husband, Edward, had a one night stand with a girl named Bella. He admitted that it was a mistake and regretted afterwards. I forgave him, and we went to couples therapy to ensure that we still had a strong relationship.

A couple weeks later Bella shows up claiming that she's pregnant with Edward's baby. I'm infertile, so this was a hard blow, but I'm also the product of an affair and I know how difficult it will be for the baby. I told my husband that if he wanted to be a part of the child's life then I wouldn't stop him and I would continue to stand by his side and support him.

While Edward went to doctors appointments, and helped Bella out, I took a backseat on the situation. I decided to set up a nursery at Bella's and mine's house and I helped buy clothes, diapers, toys, and formula for the baby.

Fast forward nine months later. Bella gave birth to a healthy baby girl and named her Renesmee (weird name I know, but she made it a combination of her mother's name and Edward's adopted mother). The birth was difficult and a c-section was needed. We held off on visiting to allow Bella time to rest and heal.

When we visited, Bella was shocked and angry that I was there. She demanded to know what I was doing there and I told her that as Edward's wife I was therefore Renesmee's stepmother and would be a part of her life. Bella became enraged and said that she thought Edward would leave me because she gave him what she needed while I was useless as a wife.

She threw a tantrum and said that if she'd know that Edward planned to stay with me then she would've aborted the baby and found someone else.

I was horrified by this and went to a doctor about my concerns. He said that he would check for any postpartum mental illnesses, and Edward called our lawyer demanding that he have primary custody over his daughter. When the doctor came back, he said that Bella was nowhere to be found we went to check on Renesmee.

Bella had left the hospital and completely abandoned her baby. Edward filed for sole custody of Renesmee and I legally adopted her. We also changed her name to Elizabeth Renee to prevent future bullying....also Edward straight up hated the name.

Nine and a half years pass and Elizabeth, despite knowing that she's not biologically related to me, calls me mom and we absolutely adore each other. Lately Edward and I have been looking at adoption and Elizabeth is begging us to get her both a little brother and sister. She's just so excited to be a big sister. We found a surrogate who is giving us her twins. A boy and a girl just like Elizabeth wanted.

This is where the trouble starts.

We were setting up the nursery when we get a phone call. It's Bella and she asks for a second chance with Elizabeth. We reluctantly agree to meet up with her. We went to a public playground and as soon as we get there Bella says "Renesmee! Come give mommy a hug!" Elizabeth is confused and hides behind me not knowing who this woman is. Bella gets upset and demands to know why her daughter doesn't want to hug her.

We calmly set Elizabeth down and explain to her who Bella is. Bella is upset about us renaming Elizabeth, she becomes even more upset when Elizabeth says that she doesn't want to talk to Bella and wants to go home with 'mommy and daddy'. Bella loses it and starts yelling at us claiming that we stole her child and we're now doing the same to some other girl.

We were shocked as we never told Bella about our planned adoption. We leave and Edward calls the lawyer to discuss what happened today as I give Elizabeth hot cocoa and try to calm her down. Elizabeth slept in our bed that night, something that she hasn't done since she was six so I know that she was upset about what happened today.

The next day I'm at work when I get a call from Elizabeth's school saying that some woman claiming to be Elizabeth's biological mother is there and is trying to pick her up early. I freak out and call my husband as I speed straight towards the school.

Once I'm there I see Bella banging on the front door of the school demanding that they let her in to get her daughter. Bella sees me and immediately tries to attack me. She tackles me to the ground and starts punching me but I'm able to kick her off and get inside the school. We call the cops and 45 minutes later Bella gets arrested just as Edward arrives.

Edward files a restraining order against her, but I get a call from Charlie, Bella's father, who calls me a kidnapper and a heartless bitch for what I'm doing to Bella.

I wanted Bella and Elizabeth to have a relationship, but Elizabeth isn't interested. In her mind I'm her mom not Bella. So am I the asshole for respecting my daughter's wishes, and protecting her from her biological mother?

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