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Oni44 wrote: Bennett89 wrote: I like how he never calls himself "An Alpha", and calls himself "The Alpha" if u see the season 1 finale and season 2 u will notice that even derrick says that "i am the alpha".the is used just because of the rank or status.like i am the president or i am the champion but not that i am the officer or i am the worker!!! hope u get my point

Eh, kind of but not exactly. When Derek said it, he was speaking in reference to Peter. Peter had been the only Alpha in the show during the first season, and since they didn’t know who he was at first, they just referred to him as “The Alpha.” Once Derek killed him he was basically saying Peter is no longer an Alpha, “I’m the Alpha now.” He was saying it very matter-of-factly since there was only one around at the time.

Peter on the other hand here is speaking figuratively (especially since he’s not even an Alpha). He was saying that he is THE Alpha definitively, implying that that he is in control of everything, like he was above just having real/actual Alpha status. Derek had no such delusions of grandeur.