Maybe he would. Maybe Rebekah was right and Elijah would step up and fight for him. It was hard to believe it completely for one so used to lies. He'd gotten so caught up in paranoia he barely trusted anyone anymore. Even Rebekah had betrayed him more than once, and so it fell to him to keep himself safe. But his sister was easily swayed, flighty, and for now she liked him again, trusted him. It was better that way. He wanted all his family to feel that way, but never imagined they would.
"He might, or he might betray me completely because Katherine Pierce smiled at him. But for now, we three are on the same side. I have no wish to change that."
And she could yell at him all she liked, might even be funny.
He glanced down at the bottle almost impressed at just how much they'd polished off between them and grinned. "You can call him a moron for letting that cow control him so much. Caroline, she doesn't control me. I just refused to let her suffer because Elijah's too much of a coward to deal with me directly."