Lachlan was wracking his brain, trying to think of a way to save his mate and his pack, even if he could not save himself. His pack had fought valiantly and the Mer-People had attempted to help like they had promised, but had been held back by the fact that they were not at full strength as of yet. They could not leave the water to assist and the vampires merely skirted the edge of the water to avoid them. Even with the few vampires they had managed to throw into the lake was not enough to assist with strengthening the mermen enough to not be confined to the lake. Soon the vampires looked like ants flowing from the trees in the tens and twenties. They simply were not enough, despite their strength and talent against vampires and wendigo in battle. He had been running from the lake to the

