Scott begins his new fight against the Alpha pack, Allison and Lydia locate a possible clue to finding Boyd and Erica; one of Stiles' childhood friends goes missing, the alpha pack reaches out to Peter and the werewolf hunters begin to recruit after the alpha packhugs one of their own.
Always an outsider and often unnoticed, Scott McCall yearns to be recognized in some small way that takes him out of his typical state of high school anonymity.
When his best friend, Stiles, convinces him to go into the woods one night to join a police search for a dead body, Scott encounters a creature in the darkness. Narrowly escaping an attack with a vicious bite in his side, the next day brings strange surprises for Scott at school and his life will never be the same.