
The high-school anonymity Scott McCall was trying to break free from couldn't have happened in a more mysterious, complicated way. While walking in the woods one night Scott encounters a creature, is bitten in the side, and his life is forever changed. Is he a human or a werewolf? Or a little bit of both? Controlling the strange urges he now feels is the toughest part, and he's afraid the urges could end up controlling him. Will the bite be a gift or a curse, especially as it relates to the mischievous Allison, whom Scott can't get enough of?

Scott is caught in the middle of a war between hunters and werewolves, and he enlists the help of both his friends and enemies to stop the mysterious killings and win back Allison.

When Scott isn't allowed to attend the winter formal, he forces Jackson to take Allison. When disaster strikes however, Scott is forced to reveal his other self.

Scott finds himself scrambling to protect the people he loves, including Allison who begins to follow clues left by her Aunt Kate about her family history. At the same time, Stiles begins to close in on the mystery behind Derek's family.

Jackson discovers Scott's secret and wants to become a werewolf too; Allison questions her family's strange behavior.