User blog comment:NishHound/Scotts Pack/@comment-27444833-20160311163156/@comment-11533671-20160328222858

Scott has always acted like a leader. Scott often chose his own path regardless of who was an Alpha and he has openly defied Derek's leadership and refused to "join" Derek's pack He helped Derek because they had a common enemy but he didn't agree to Derek's methods.

Derek's point in S2 was to show Scott how having Betas boost their strength. He even acknowledged that Scott had his own pack despite those members not being Scott's Beta and adding to the power base.