Why method protectAgainstSpam does not work when my form has no x-honeypot component ?

[PetroGromovo]

On laravel / livewire site I added spatie/laravel-honeypot package, but it does not work when my form has no x-honeypot component.

In app/Livewire/ContactUsPage.php I have :

<?php

namespace App\Livewire;

use App\Models\ContactUs;
use Livewire\Component;
use App\Livewire\Forms\ContactUsForm;
use Spatie\Honeypot\Http\Livewire\Concerns\HoneypotData;
use Spatie\Honeypot\Http\Livewire\Concerns\UsesSpamProtection;

class ContactUsPage extends Component
{
    use UsesSpamProtection;
    use AppCommonTrait;
    public ContactUsForm $form;
    public HoneypotData $extraFields;

    public function mount()
    {
        $this->extraFields = new HoneypotData();
    }

    public function render()
    {
        return view('livewire.contact-us-page');
    }

    public function store()
    {
        \Log::info( ' -1 BEFORE::');
        $this->protectAgainstSpam(); // if is spam, will abort the request
        \Log::info( ' -2 AFTER::');

        $this->form->validate();
        try {
            DB::beginTransaction();
            $contactUs = ContactUs::create( $this->form->all());

The code above works ok if my blade form has :

    <form wire:submit.prevent="store" class="space-y-8">
        <x-honeypot livewire-model="extraFields" />
            <div>

And checking in browser VALID Request I see that honeypot_field was sent several times:

{
"components": [
{
"snapshot": "{\"data\":{\"form\":[{\"contactUs\":null,\"id\":null,\"author_name\":null,\"author_email\":null,\"subject\":null,\"message\":null},{\"class\":\"App\\\\Livewire\\\\Forms\\\\ContactUsForm\",\"s\":\"form\"}],\"extraFields\":[{\"honeypot_field\":\"\",\"valid_from\":\"eyJpdiI6IkkrRHBZNHF6c0VVRU83U29YZGI1Qnc9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoib29JM2UvTVkwTi9yVkd6ZHQ0SlpTdz09IiwibWFjIjoiNjQ2ODhiMjNhYmE5Y2VmNzFiOGM1N2UxMzVjM2FmOGJlM2YwMDFlYzI1OGUxNzU4ZjhiOWQ4YzU3ZWRhNTRmMyIsInRhZyI6IiJ9\"},{\"class\":\"Spatie\\\\Honeypot\\\\Http\\\\Livewire\\\\Concerns\\\\HoneypotData\",\"s\":\"wrbl\"}]},\"memo\":{\"id\":\"esaXqSZmkhR7P5Xm1G4u\",\"name\":\"contact-us-page\",\"path\":\"contact-us\",\"method\":\"GET\",\"children\":[],\"scripts\":[],\"assets\":[],\"errors\":[],\"locale\":\"en\"},\"checksum\":\"85fa8fca7fd2b3d439610d96de9e5321d1c9fe2daf578cb8672db3abb65cdb5b\"}",
"effects": {
"returns": [
null
],
"html": "<div wire:id=\"esaXqSZmkhR7P5Xm1G4u\" class=\"frontend_page_container\" id=\"home_page_container\">\n    <div class=\"\" x-data=\"contactUsComponent()\" x-init=\"[onContactUsComponentInit() ]\" x-cloak>\n\n        <h1 class=\"frontend_title\">News Publisher : <\/h1>\n        <h2 class=\"frontend_subtitle\">News Publisher for your desire !<\/h2>\n\n        <section class=\"frontend_main_bgcolor\">\n            <div class=\"py-8 lg:py-16 px-4 mx-auto max-w-screen-md\">\n                <h2 class=\"frontend_title\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n                <p class=\"frontend_subtitle\">\n                    <i class=\"fa fa-info admin_icon_color  mr-1\" title=\"\" ><\/i>\n                    What to affiliate with our site? Want to send feedback about a beta feature? Need details about our\n                    Business plan? Let us know.\n                <\/p>\n                <form wire:submit.prevent=\"store\" class=\"space-y-8\">\n                    <!--[if BLOCK]><![endif]-->    <div id=\"honeypot_field_AfFvZ88ODQEPvk8G_wrap\" style=\"display: none\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <input id=\"honeypot_field_AfFvZ88ODQEPvk8G\"\n               name=\"honeypot_field_AfFvZ88ODQEPvk8G\"\n               type=\"text\"\n               value=\"\"\n                wire:model.defer=\"extraFields.honeypot_field\"                autocomplete=\"nope\"\n               tabindex=\"-1\">\n        <input name=\"valid_from\"\n               type=\"text\"\n               value=\"eyJpdiI6IksxeDZWTHVVbmRTNXFtamhzbzAxcHc9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoic0xNSFZLWjNNQk5ocUVUcEZqcEFIdz09IiwibWFjIjoiOGE3NjEwN2ZiOTNmZjhiN2IyNTZhODA2YzhmZDFmYzI5OTY0NTU3ZjE4M2I3Yjk3NTI5ZTgxMjVhZmRkODg3OSIsInRhZyI6IiJ9\"\n                wire:model.defer=\"extraFields.valid_from\"                autocomplete=\"off\"\n               tabindex=\"-1\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--[if ENDBLOCK]><![endif]-->\n                    <div>\n                        <label for=\"name\" class=\"block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-300\">Your\n                            name<\/label>\n                        <input type=\"text\" id=\"author_name\"\n                               class=\"shadow-sm bg-gray-50 border border-gray-300 text-gray-900 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-primary-500 focus:border-primary-500 block w-full p-2.5 dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:focus:ring-primary-500 dark:focus:border-primary-500 dark:shadow-sm-light\"\n                               placeholder=\"Enter your name\" wire:model=\"form.author_name\">\n                        <!--[if BLOCK]><![endif]--><!--[if ENDBLOCK]><![endif]-->\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div>\n                        <label for=\"email\" class=\"block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-300\">Your\n                            email<\/label>\n                        <input type=\"email\" id=\"author_email\"\n                               class=\"shadow-sm bg-gray-50 border border-gray-300 text-gray-900 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-primary-500 focus:border-primary-500 block w-full p-2.5 dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:focus:ring-primary-500 dark:focus:border-primary-500 dark:shadow-sm-light\"\n                               placeholder=\"Enter your email for feedback\" wire:model=\"form.author_email\">\n                        <!--[if BLOCK]><![endif]--><!--[if ENDBLOCK]><![endif]-->\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div>\n                        <label for=\"subject\" class=\"block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-300\">Subject<\/label>\n                        <input type=\"text\" id=\"subject\"\n                               class=\"block p-3 w-full text-sm text-gray-900 bg-gray-50 rounded-lg border border-gray-300 shadow-sm focus:ring-primary-500 focus:border-primary-500 dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:focus:ring-primary-500 dark:focus:border-primary-500 dark:shadow-sm-light\"\n                               placeholder=\"Let us know how we can help you\" wire:model=\"form.subject\">\n                        <!--[if BLOCK]><![endif]--><!--[if ENDBLOCK]><![endif]-->\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"sm:col-span-2\">\n                        <label for=\"message\" class=\"block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-400\">Your\n                            message<\/label>\n                        <textarea id=\"message\" rows=\"6\"\n                                  class=\"block p-2.5 w-full text-sm text-gray-900 bg-gray-50 rounded-lg shadow-sm border border-gray-300 focus:ring-primary-500 focus:border-primary-500 dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:focus:ring-primary-500 dark:focus:border-primary-500\"\n                                  placeholder=\"Leave a comment...\" wire:model=\"form.message\"><\/textarea>\n                        <!--[if BLOCK]><![endif]--><!--[if ENDBLOCK]><![endif]-->\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <button type=\"submit\"\n                            class=\"py-3 px-5 text-sm font-medium text-center text-gray-900 rounded-lg bg-grey-700 sm:w-fit hover:bg-grey-800 focus:ring-4 focus:outline-none focus:ring-primary-300 bg-primary-600 hover:bg-primary-700 dark:focus:ring-primary-800  border-2 border-gray-300\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-share-square admin_icon_color  mr-1\" title=\"\" ><\/i>\n                        Send message\n                    <\/button>\n\n                <\/form>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    <\/div>\n    <script>\n\n        function contactUsComponent() {\n            console.log('contactUsComponent::')\n\n            return {\n                onContactUsComponentInit: function () {\n                    \/\/ document.getElementById('#filterPublished').select2();\n\n                    console.log('onContactUsComponentInit::')\n                    if (window.setAppTitle) {\n                        setAppTitle('News Publisher', 'Contact us')\n                    }\n\n                }, \/\/ onContactUsComponentInit: function () {\n            }\n        } \/\/ function contactUsComponent() {\n\n\n    <\/script>\n\n\n<\/div>\n",
                                                "dispatches": [
                                                    {
                                                        "name": "clientAlert",
                                                        "params": [
                                                            {
                                                                "type": "success",
                                                                "title": "Contact us",
                                                                "message": "Your message was successfully sent !"
                                                            }
                                                        ]
                                                    }
                                                ]
                                            }
                                            }
                                            ],
                                                "assets": []
                                            }

But if in blade file to REMOVE x-honeypot Iin Invalid request no honeypot_field field in html block

{
    "components": [
        {
            "snapshot": "{\"data\":{\"form\":[{\"contactUs\":null,\"id\":null,\"author_name\":null,\"author_email\":null,\"subject\":null,\"message\":null},{\"class\":\"App\\\\Livewire\\\\Forms\\\\ContactUsForm\",\"s\":\"form\"}],\"extraFields\":[{\"honeypot_field\":\"\",\"valid_from\":\"eyJpdiI6IktmaU1SSFBQS25BRjdEQVZEWnRBcUE9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoib0tiNTU3bVNpZmZraE5sNGhMdHFDdz09IiwibWFjIjoiOTE1ODhjOWUxNWViNDkzYTY0Yjc2ZmZjMjRkYjFiZTRmNmRkNTc3ZjI5OWUwZjg1M2RkNjRmYTk4N2E5NmQ0MSIsInRhZyI6IiJ9\"},{\"class\":\"Spatie\\\\Honeypot\\\\Http\\\\Livewire\\\\Concerns\\\\HoneypotData\",\"s\":\"wrbl\"}]},\"memo\":{\"id\":\"5tQoZFinLA5ZwS5iiW4F\",\"name\":\"contact-us-page\",\"path\":\"contact-us\",\"method\":\"GET\",\"children\":[],\"scripts\":[],\"assets\":[],\"errors\":[],\"locale\":\"en\"},\"checksum\":\"3622610637244698bbf06eb8d33968b9a046d35846445c801fada1725b0880dc\"}",
            "effects": {
                "returns": [
                    null
                ],
                "html": "<div wire:id=\"5tQoZFinLA5ZwS5iiW4F\" class=\"frontend_page_container\" id=\"home_page_container\">\n    <div class=\"\" x-data=\"contactUsComponent()\" x-init=\"[onContactUsComponentInit() ]\" x-cloak>\n\n        <h1 class=\"frontend_title\">News Publisher : <\/h1>\n        <h2 class=\"frontend_subtitle\">News Publisher for your desire !<\/h2>\n\n        <section class=\"frontend_main_bgcolor\">\n            <div class=\"py-8 lg:py-16 px-4 mx-auto max-w-screen-md\">\n                <h2 class=\"frontend_title\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n                <p class=\"frontend_subtitle\">\n                    <i class=\"fa fa-info admin_icon_color  mr-1\" title=\"\" ><\/i>\n                    What to affiliate with our site? Want to send feedback about a beta feature? Need details about our\n                    Business plan? Let us know.\n                <\/p>\n                <form wire:submit.prevent=\"store\" class=\"space-y-8\">\n                    <div>\n                        <label for=\"name\" class=\"block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-300\">Your\n                            name<\/label>\n                        <input type=\"text\" id=\"author_name\"\n                               class=\"shadow-sm bg-gray-50 border border-gray-300 text-gray-900 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-primary-500 focus:border-primary-500 block w-full p-2.5 dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:focus:ring-primary-500 dark:focus:border-primary-500 dark:shadow-sm-light\"\n                               placeholder=\"Enter your name\" wire:model=\"form.author_name\">\n                        <!--[if BLOCK]><![endif]--><!--[if ENDBLOCK]><![endif]-->\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div>\n                        <label for=\"email\" class=\"block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-300\">Your\n                            email<\/label>\n                        <input type=\"email\" id=\"author_email\"\n                               class=\"shadow-sm bg-gray-50 border border-gray-300 text-gray-900 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-primary-500 focus:border-primary-500 block w-full p-2.5 dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:focus:ring-primary-500 dark:focus:border-primary-500 dark:shadow-sm-light\"\n                               placeholder=\"Enter your email for feedback\" wire:model=\"form.author_email\">\n                        <!--[if BLOCK]><![endif]--><!--[if ENDBLOCK]><![endif]-->\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div>\n                        <label for=\"subject\" class=\"block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-300\">Subject<\/label>\n                        <input type=\"text\" id=\"subject\"\n                               class=\"block p-3 w-full text-sm text-gray-900 bg-gray-50 rounded-lg border border-gray-300 shadow-sm focus:ring-primary-500 focus:border-primary-500 dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:focus:ring-primary-500 dark:focus:border-primary-500 dark:shadow-sm-light\"\n                               placeholder=\"Let us know how we can help you\" wire:model=\"form.subject\">\n                        <!--[if BLOCK]><![endif]--><!--[if ENDBLOCK]><![endif]-->\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"sm:col-span-2\">\n                        <label for=\"message\" class=\"block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-400\">Your\n                            message<\/label>\n                        <textarea id=\"message\" rows=\"6\"\n                                  class=\"block p-2.5 w-full text-sm text-gray-900 bg-gray-50 rounded-lg shadow-sm border border-gray-300 focus:ring-primary-500 focus:border-primary-500 dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:focus:ring-primary-500 dark:focus:border-primary-500\"\n                                  placeholder=\"Leave a comment...\" wire:model=\"form.message\"><\/textarea>\n                        <!--[if BLOCK]><![endif]--><!--[if ENDBLOCK]><![endif]-->\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <button type=\"submit\"\n                            class=\"py-3 px-5 text-sm font-medium text-center text-gray-900 rounded-lg bg-grey-700 sm:w-fit hover:bg-grey-800 focus:ring-4 focus:outline-none focus:ring-primary-300 bg-primary-600 hover:bg-primary-700 dark:focus:ring-primary-800  border-2 border-gray-300\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-share-square admin_icon_color  mr-1\" title=\"\" ><\/i>\n                        Send message\n                    <\/button>\n\n                <\/form>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    <\/div>\n    <script>\n\n        function contactUsComponent() {\n            console.log('contactUsComponent::')\n\n            return {\n                onContactUsComponentInit: function () {\n                    \/\/ document.getElementById('#filterPublished').select2();\n\n                    console.log('onContactUsComponentInit::')\n                    if (window.setAppTitle) {\n                        setAppTitle('News Publisher', 'Contact us')\n                    }\n\n                }, \/\/ onContactUsComponentInit: function () {\n            }\n        } \/\/ function contactUsComponent() {\n\n\n    <\/script>\n\n\n<\/div>\n",
                "dispatches": [
                    {
                        "name": "clientAlert",
                        "params": [
                            {
                                "type": "success",
                                "title": "Contact us",
                                "message": "Your message was successfully sent !"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "assets": []
}

But form is submitted, method protectAgainstSpam does not break a flow (I also check it by logging messages)
and data are stored.

What did I miss? Which dedugging can I make ?

        "laravel/framework": "^10.48.4",
        "livewire/livewire": "^3.4.9",
        "spatie/laravel-honeypot": "^4.5",

Thanks in advance!