Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-28166798-20160409133800/@comment-26879545-20160510133845

Now that wouldn't make any sense.

If an Alpha can kill their Beta in order to gain their strength, then the opposite should also be true. Even if Scott isn't an Alpha through conventional means (he willed himself to become an Alpha; he didn't kill anyone), he's still an Alpha. If he wanted to kill Liam and Hayden for their power, he could do so and add to his own strength. The reverse is also true. If either of them wanted to take his power, all they would have to do is kill him.

Despite being a True Alpha, there are still supernatural "rules" that have to apply to him and the ability to lose his powers to his (in this case "made") Betas is one of them.