On sighting Ella even though she was all bruised up and not in a good physical start Elijah still thought her to be irresistible and he was almost not able to contain himself as his crazy urges over her body resurfaced. He really wanted to f**k her so badly and keep her for himself that he started considering shooting Marcel from behind as he watched as Marcel walked away with Ella.
Raising his hand up Elijah aimed his pistol at Marcel from Marcel's blind side with his fingers slightly pressing on the trigger but was hesitant as he wasn't confident enough that he would have success in his attempt to kill Marcel. This is not because Elijah doubts his shooting ability. Very far from it as he is a master shooter but his lack of confidence was because as he has witnessed first hand the unnatu
