forgot lock pattern on cm12s. no "forgot pattern" key... how to reset?

i was screwing around with my lock pattern.... and also hid the pattern and unchecked "show wrong pattern"... i'm sure i'm putting in the right pattern but it doesn't accept it... and there's no "Forgot pattern" key to sign in with google account.... how do i get back into my phone?

tried going through android device manager and using "lock" to set a password, but it doesn't overwrite the pattern

85 attempts and counting... i really don't want to have to factory reset my phone... please help?