Priscilla Presley’s memoir, ‘Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis Presley,’ reveals the tumultuous nature of her marriage to Elvis Presley, including her affair with karate instructor Mike Stone and Elvis’s alleged threat to hire a hitman to eliminate Stone. The book provides a detailed account of the affair, Elvis’s infidelity, and the emotional turmoil that led to their divorce. In the memoir, Priscilla explains how she began taking karate lessons to impress Elvis after discovering his infidelity through letters from other women. She details her anger and the subsequent affair, which infuriated Elvis, leading him to consider hiring an assassin. The memoir also addresses the complexities of their relationship, including Elvis’s sexual behavior and the reasons behind her decision to leave him. Priscilla also touches on her life after Elvis, her relationship with her daughter Lisa Marie, and her thoughts on conspiracy theories about Elvis’s death.