HERMIONE'S POV I raised my head, looking at Phoenix and stopped teasing looked with him. “You really don't have anything else that you want to say to me?” I asked while looking at him calmly. I wanted to just directly ask him why he was reluctant to mark me when the way he approached me right now was as if I was his beloved. I would be a fool to believe him because of the mixed signals he gave me. I want clarification. But I couldn't ask him. I want him to explain it to me. To take initiative to explain. Hah, I should not think too much about it. Phoenix looked at me with a smile and shook his head. “There's none.” I see. I nodded my head. “Okay then, get out.” His brows furrowed. “Why?” I shrugged my shoulders. “No reason. Just get out.” “But I don't want to,” he stubbornly