Canon (from the Teen Wolf wiki):

Derek is an Alpha. An Alpha is the leader of a pack of werewolves. It is the strongest, most powerful and so far the most lethal variety of Werewolf. To become an Alpha, a Beta wolf can kill an Alpha. An Alpha needs a minimum of three Beta wolves to make its pack.

The werewolf pack hierarchy is made up of one alpha ( ( Read more... )

This isn't exactly where Derek wants to be right now, but it's not like he has much of a choice. There were whispers that Jackson was going to be here with his friend Danny tonight, and he can't trust the younger members of the pack to handle a crowd like this with any sort of grace or subtlety. Which is why, while Erica, Isaac, and Boyd are on ( Read more... )